Nia's little sister has repeatedly knocked down a tower of blocks Nia has carefully constructed.Finally,Nia teases her little sister until she cries.Nia is displaying

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Nia is displaying relational aggression, which involves using verbal or social means to harm or manipulate others. In this case, Nia is teasing her little sister in order to provoke an emotional reaction. This is different from operational aggression, which involves using physical force to achieve a goal (such as knocking down the tower of blocks) and displaced aggression, which involves directing anger or frustration towards a target other than the source of the frustration (such as taking out anger on a coworker after a rough day at work). Regressive aggression refers to a return to more primitive, impulsive behaviors under stress, which does not appear to be the case here.

Nia's Little Sister Has Repeatedly Knocked Down a Tower of Blocks