Exam 12: Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People Can We Prevent It

Based on information presented in your text, what are the two evolutionary reasons why males are aggressive?

Researchers (Griffitt & Veitch, 1971) administered tests to students who were randomly assigned to take the test in a room with normal temperature or in a ninety-degree room. After completing the test, students were asked how aggressive they felt, and their hostility toward a stranger was measured. These researchers found that students in the __________ hostile to the stranger.

__________ refers to the ability to experience events and emotions the way that another person does.

Which of the following is an example of hostile rather than of instrumental aggression?

In a survey of high school students, nearly half of the students surveyed believed that when a woman says "No" to a sexual advance, she doesn't really mean it. These findings provide support for the power of __________ to influence attitudes toward sexual aggression.

Desdemona is having a bad day. As she runs to answer the phone, she bangs her knee on the coffee table. Cursing and limping, Desdemona grabs the phone and is rude to the person at the other end of the line. This is an example of __________.

Amu lives in an isolated area and very close-knit community. The community hunts and farms together and must do so to survive. If Amu suddenly becomes aggressive toward other community members, how is he likely to be treated?

The goal of __________ aggression is to inflict pain; the goal of __________ aggression is to achieve some other outcome.

How does female-dominated society lead bonobos to deal with conflict?

When testosterone and aggression are only related when opportunities for reproduction are high, it is called __________.

Two experiments in England found that after playing a violent video game, people were numb to the feelings of others and less likely to help them. In these experiments, those negative feelings and behavior were directed toward __________.

A researcher (Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1963) raised rats in isolation. When other rats were finally introduced into their cages, rats raised alone __________, suggesting that __________.

One of the key criterion in defining both rape and sexual assault is __________.

Ada runs over to Abella and steals the ball from her hands so that she can have it. This is an example of __________ aggression.

When children were randomly assigned to watch either a violent film or an exciting film about bicycle racing and then played floor hockey (Josephson, 1987), children who __________.

Researchers have found that humans kill members of their own kind at __________ rate __________.

As Dale is walking by Andy, he trips over Andy's foot, falls to the ground, and hits his face on the side of a table as he is falling. Dale will be most likely to reciprocate by acting violently toward Andy if __________.

In which of the following situations is frustration LEAST likely to result in aggression?

According to the __________, testosterone only relates to dominance behaviors when the stress hormone cortisol is low.

Who is most likely to be aggressive?