Sigmund Freud would most likely be associated with the idea that aggression:
A) is instinctive
B) is a socially learned response
C) needs to be strictly controlled in order to protect a person's mental health
D) is a result of societal problems

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Sigmund Freud viewed aggression as an instinctive drive that is present in all individuals. He believed that all human beings have a life instinct (Eros) and a death instinct (Thanatos) and that aggression arises from the latter. Therefore, Freud would most likely associate aggression with an instinctive drive rather than a socially learned response, societal problems, or the need for strict control to protect mental health.

Sigmund Freud Would Most Likely Be Associated with the Idea