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

Sexual scripts vary based on __________.

Researchers (Ohbuchi, Ohno, & Mukai, 1993) found that participants were less likely to administer shocks to another person when that person had previously disclosed something personal about him- or herself. According to the authors of your textbook, why is that?

Explain the role of social conditions in changing the Iroquois tribe from peaceable people to fierce warriors.

Based on the research presented in the text, if a group of 4-year-old girls wanted the play purse that another girl was given, what are they most likely to do?

According to research presented in the chapter, what do exposure to media violence and guns have in common in terms of aggression?

According to the authors of your text, which of the following is the LEAST plausible explanation for the Harris and Klebold massacre at Columbine High School?

The phenomenon of "road rage" has been given increasing attention by print and electronic media. Briefly, road rage involves retaliations against other drivers (e.g., shooting, running them off the road) that far exceed their offenses (e.g., driving too slowly, tailgating). You're designing next year's model cars, and have just read Chapter 12 (Aggression). What new design feature might you suggest?

Opponents of the death penalty for certain violent crimes might use social-psychological data to argue that one reason why the threat of capital punishment doesn't serve as an effective deterrent to violence is that __________.

Explain what a "culture of honor" is, its origin, and how being raised in a culture of honor can influence aggression.

Which of the following is the best example of instrumental aggression?

Research by Patterson (1974) found that high school football players were more competitive and aggressive in __________ than __________ weeks, thereby contradicting the predictions of the supporters of catharsis.

__________ is to aggression as __________ is to cooperation.

Assume that Kyle grew up in the South, where a "culture of honor" predominates. Based on research presented in the text, Kyle would be more likely than a northerner to behave aggressively when__________.

__________ theory can be used to explain why participants will derogate victims after they have done those victims physical or psychological harm.

Andrea asks her friends to spread a nasty rumor about her opponent for the office of class president to attempt to damage his reputation in the days before the election. This is an example of __________.

One problem with using archival data (e.g., existing records of disturbances) to demonstrate that exposure to uncomfortable levels of heat causes people to behave aggressively is that __________.

You've arrived half an hour late to pick up a friend. She was scheduled to take an examination, and even if you speed on the way to the university, she will now lose at least twenty minutes of the time she needs to complete the exam. According to the authors, what is the best thing to say when you arrive?

Research on the effects of aggressive stimuli, such as guns, shows that __________.

According to information from your text, it would be easiest to "turn the other cheek" and not reciprocate aggression if you __________.

According to the frustration-aggression theory, frustration-the perception that we are being prevented from reaching a goal-does not always lead to aggression. What factors increase the odds that frustrated people will aggress?