Question

While inflicting pain, perhaps unintentionally, on an animal or person, a teenager may become sexually aroused and later turn out to be a sadist. the theory that best describes this example of the development of sadism is?

Answer 1

Based on the description above, the theory that best describes this examples of development of sadism is behavioral theory. It is because a behavioral theory focuses more on the consequences or antecedents in which are being analyze in order to explain an individual’s human behavior.