The child's earliest encounters that could be labeled as instrumentally aggressive are

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Squabbles about toys are a common form of instrumental aggression in young children, as they are focused on achieving a specific goal (getting the toy) and may use aggressive behavior to accomplish this goal. Injuring others to cause deliberate pain or hurting younger siblings would typically be considered more severe forms of aggression that may not occur until later childhood. Refusals to comply with parental commands may be noncompliance or oppositional behavior, but may not necessarily involve aggression.

The Child's Earliest Encounters That Could Be Labeled as Instrumentally