Sophia and Yvette are playing with dolls when suddenly a third playmate,Cameron,grabs Sophia's doll,throws it on the ground,and stomps on it,while telling Yvette that Sophia's dolls are smelly and dirty.Cameron is demonstrating ____.

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Cameron's actions are motivated by a desire to harm Sophia's doll and insult Sophia indirectly by calling her dolls dirty and smelly. This is an example of a hostile aggression, which involves a strong emotional reaction and a desire to hurt someone or something. Focused aggression is typically targeted at a specific object or person, while bilateral aggression involves two or more individuals engaging in aggression towards each other. Vicious aggression suggests extreme violence or brutality, which is not necessarily implied in this scenario.

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