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

The 2013-2014 bullying prevention program in New Jersey used "anticonflict intervention groups as part of their program. The role of these groups was to __________.

A researcher (Pennebaker, 1990) asked people who had experienced a traumatic event to describe the event and how they experienced it. Six months later, he found that these people __________.

In a classic experiment (Barker, Dembo, & Lewin, 1941) researchers prevented children from playing with attractive toys. Once the children gained access to the toys, they behaved destructively, smashing the toys and throwing them against the wall. These results demonstrate the power of __________ to increase aggression.

Based on social-cognitive learning theory, what is one reason why parents who were abused as children are more likely to abuse their own children in turn?

According to Nisbett (1993), a(n) __________ is characteristic of regions where inhabitants evolved from herding societies, and thus __________.

Describe the role of testosterone in aggression. In your answer describe the Challenge Hypothesis and the Dual-Hormone Hypothesis.

You woke up late and are far behind at work. When you reach the end of your rope, you treat your secretary with hostility and disrespect. This mistreatment causes you to experience dissonance, which you are most likely to reduce by __________.

Proponents of the death penalty might use social-psychological data to assert that it can become an effective deterrent if __________.

__________ refers to the perception that you (or your group) have less than you were led to expect, or less than similar others have.

According to evolutionary theory, some psychologists argue that men are programmed to be aggressive. What is their explanation for this claim?

Which of the following is an area of the brain that shows reduced activity when exposed to testosterone?

Based on the research presented in your text on aggression, what advice would you give to Tim, who just found out he didn't make the baseball team and is angry?

In 2013-2014 a bullying intervention program was initiated in New Jersey by Elizabeth Levy-Paluck and colleagues. The program was designed to __________.

According to the analysis presented by the authors at the end of Chapter 12 (Aggression), the most effective way to try and reduce the likelihood of future school shootings is to __________.

Shortly after Mary and Robert were married, he became somewhat aggressive to other men who showed an interest in his wife, and made claims like, "Anyone who lays a hand on my woman has to go through me first." Such claims and aggression are explained by evolutionary theory as __________.

Gary, a northern male who has a reputation for violence, has been drinking with his friends. Stan approaches Gary and insults his girlfriend. Gary and Stan get into a fistfight. Which of the following best explains why Gary and Stan began to fight? Research suggests that __________.

Research has explained why men are less likely to apologize. Why is that?

According to Pennebaker (1990), talking about our angry feelings and their sources can be physically and psychologically beneficial because __________.

Why is empathy training a good antidote to aggression? Empathy makes it __________.

Gender differences show up in relational aggression around the age of __________.