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

Which of the following is NOT a viable explanation for why watching violence on television is correlated with aggressive behavior, according to social-psychological research?

Based on research presented in the text, who would likely have the highest salary on the professional hockey team?

The research (Pennebaker, 1990) on "opening up" about the experience of traumatic events finds that expressing one's thoughts and feelings about these events is helpful primarily because __________.

Social-psychological research has revealed that exposure to televised violence might weaken viewers' inhibitions about using violence in their own lives. If Peter is one such person, what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops-and-robbers show?

According to research presented in the text, __________ of all rapes or attempted rapes occur between people who know each other.

__________ refers to the tendency to aggress when we perceive that our progress is thwarted.

Bushman and his colleagues (2007) found that the more respected a person or institution is, the greater their influence as a role model for aggression. They found this effect holds for __________.

"It's the male's role to persist in his sexual advances, and the woman's role to set limits." The preceding statement is an example of a sexual __________.

Researchers have found that testosterone levels are significantly higher in men __________, suggesting a __________ contribution to aggression in humans.

Rape may occur as a result of __________.

Lee is thinking about murdering someone who has wronged him. According to information from your text, under what circumstances would Lee be least likely to commit the crime?

You've just finished reading Chapter 12 on aggression. Your roommate-a chemistry major-is fascinated by all the interesting things you have learned in your social psychology course and asks you, "Well, if anger sometimes leads to aggression, what am I supposed to do?" What would you say to her?

A little girl watches a television cartoon in which a woman yanks a child by the hair and screams at her. After seeing the cartoon, the little girl acts out this same interaction with her doll. This is an example of __________.

According to the review prepared for the government on Child Safety and Online Technologies, where is the greatest source of danger for teenagers?

Your boss is upset at you for being late so often. Assuming you've already apologized, if you wanted to assuage your boss's anger, one good strategy is to __________.

Survey research by Nisbett (1993) has revealed that although southerners are no more likely than northerners to endorse aggression in general, __________.

According to research presented by the authors of your text, humans' two closest primate relatives (sharing 98% of DNA with humans) are the __________, known for their aggressive nature, and the __________, known for their peaceful nature.

Hostile aggression differs from instrumental aggression in that instrumental aggression __________.

According to your textbook, most social psychologists agree that aggression is a(n) __________ strategy.

Jeff is participating in a research study where he is given several drinks. He is told that the goal is to get his blood alcohol level to a point just shy of the legal driving limit. However, he is really only getting a nonalcoholic mixer and fruit juice. How will Jeff behave toward another participant who just insulted his favorite sports team and managed to spill a drink on Jeff's shoes. Why?