Arthur was abusing his wife Amy while arguing with her.The argument led to a scuffle and Arthur slapped Amy and hit her with a stick.Which type of aggression is Arthur's portraying?

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Arthur's behavior of physically hitting Amy with a stick and slapping her is an example of overt aggression, as it is a direct and explicit form of aggression. Relational aggression involves damaging or manipulating social relationships, subtle aggression involves indirect and hard-to-detect forms of aggression, and covert aggression involves hiding aggressive intentions or behaviors.

Arthur Was Abusing His Wife Amy While Arguing with Her