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

According to the "think-drink" effect research, which of the following participants will be most aggressive toward the research confederate?

A prison guard has to transport (by bus) four prisoners convicted of violent crimes. Based on information from your text, who would be most likely to cause the guard problems and behave aggressively?

During the seventeenth century, when European fur traders arrived, the Iroquois changed from a peace-loving tribe to fierce enemies of their neighbors, the Hurons. This suggests that __________.

Xiao runs over to Cheng and shouts, "I hate you" while pushing Cheng to the ground. This is an example of ___________ aggression.

__________ reflects the idea that if people can "aggress" in harmless ways, built-up aggressive energies will diminish, reducing the odds of further aggressive behavior.

Suzanne is a master of relationship aggression. Her tools for being aggressive would include __________.

__________ aggression is an act in the service of a goal that does not involve the infliction of pain.

You witness a man punch another man in the stomach. Explain how this action could be considered hostile aggression, instrumental aggression, or not an act of aggression.

According to the authors of your text, the same act may be considered aggression or not depending on whether __________.

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, national leaders were concerned about a phenomenon they called "the long, hot summer." They were concerned that given an unpopular war and strained race relations, civil unrest and even riots would occur during the summer months. Was the long, hot summer a myth?

Researchers (Barker, Dembo, & Lewin, 1941) frustrated some children in a study by making them view attractive toys that were kept out of their reach. Based on research presented in the chapter, what is most likely to happen when they did allow the children to play with the toys? They found that these frustrated children were more likely to __________.

Based on research conducted with nonhuman animals, it is reasonable to conclude that aggression __________.

Males tend to be more violent in their teens and twenties than later in life. Based on evolutionary theory (as discussed by the authors of your text), why would this be true?

Hostile is to __________as instrumental is to __________.

Which research findings below provide the soundest evidence that excessive heat causes greater aggression?

According to social-psychological research , what are the "ideal conditions" for punishment to be an effective deterrent to violence? Punishment must be __________.

According to the authors, when we are angry, it is best to __________.

Explain the nature of the gender differences in aggression in humans.

The weapons effect is __________.

Based on research on the idea of catharsis, what is the bottom line-does catharsis work to reduce aggression?