One of the great dangers of preemptive aggressive responses is that
A) preemptive aggression rarely fulfills its goal of preventing aggressive responses.
B) a self-fulfilling prophecy may develop: acting as if one's world were a dangerous place may create a more dangerous world.
C) preemptive aggression always leads to an increasing spiral of violence.
D) preemptive aggression tends to work on men but not women.

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Acting aggressively before an actual threat may create a hostile environment and provoke individuals or groups into becoming aggressive themselves. This can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy in which the initial preemptive aggression creates the very situation it was intended to prevent.

One of the Great Dangers of Preemptive Aggressive Responses Is