Hostile aggression refers to aggressive acts in which the perpetrator's primary objective is to harm or injure the victim. It is different from instrumental aggression, which refers to harm done as a means to a nonaggressive end. Hostile aggression can occur at any age, including among children older than 5 or 6.

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Hostile Aggression

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Hostile aggression

A) refers to harm done as a means to a nonaggressive end
B) refers to aggressive acts in which the perpetrator's primary objective is to harm or injure the victim
C) is rarely seen among children older than 5 or 6
D) refers to harm done as a means to a nonaggressive end and is rarely seen among children older than 5 or 6
E) refers to aggressive acts in which the perpetrator's primary objective is to harm or injure the victim and is rarely seen among children older than 5 or 6

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