Eduardo, a student who uses a wheel chair, goes to great lengths to prove that he is like the other students. He separates himself as much as possible from other people with disabilities and engages in self-ridicule to show that he is humble. Eduardo is using a(n)_____ assimilation strategy.

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Eduardo's behavior of separating himself from others with disabilities and engaging in self-ridicule indicates an aggressive assimilation strategy, where he tries to fit in by distancing himself from his own group and adopting behaviors that may be harmful to his self-image.

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