Question 1

Describe two experimental pieces of evidence that suggest exposure to violent media increases the chance of future aggression.

Accepted Answer

Sarah Coyne and John Archer (2004)found examples of indirect or relational aggression in 92% of programs on British television shows that were popular with adolescents,a rate much higher than physical aggression.Compared to physical aggressors,the indirect aggressors in these shows tended to be more rewarded for their aggression,and they were more likely to be female and attractive.The results of an experiment Coyne and her colleagues (2004)conducted suggested that television exposure to indirect aggression had immediate effects on adolescents' own behavior,such as decreasing helping behavior,evaluating others more negatively,and advocating indirect aggression in response to an ambiguous situation.Coyne and others (2008,2012)studied female college students,randomly assigning them to watch Kill Bill (physical aggression),Mean Girls (relational aggression),or What Lies Beneath (no aggression).After watching clips from these films,participants who watched the physical or relational aggression films clips were more aggressive (blasted an opponent with a loud noise)than those in the no aggression film condition.That such similar results were obtained with across gender,culture,and age groups speaks to the generalizability of the relationship between exposure to violent media and the increased propensity for aggression.

Question 2

The idea that arousal created by one stimulus can intensify an individual's emotional response to another stimulus is called

Accepted Answer

A) social learning theory. 
B) the negative affect escape model. 
C) excitation transfer. 
D) aggression cultivation. 
A) social learning theory. 
B) the negative affect escape model. 
C) excitation transfer. 
D) aggression cultivation. C

Question 3

Ophelia has seen so many violent movies that she has become desensitized to them.This means that she

Accepted Answer

A) believes the world is a much more violent place than it is in reality. 
B) believes the world is a much less violent place than it is in reality. 
C) experiences more physiological arousal in response to new images of violence. 
D) experiences less physiological arousal in response to new images of violence. 
A) believes the world is a much more violent place than it is in reality. 
B) believes the world is a much less violent place than it is in reality. 
C) experiences more physiological arousal in response to new images of violence. 
D) experiences less physiological arousal in response to new images of violence. D

Question 4

When Pauline accidentally bumps into Christopher,causing Christopher to spill his coffee,Christopher assumes that Pauline's behavior was deliberately intended to make him spill his coffee.He responds by yelling obscenities at Pauline.Christopher could be described as

Accepted Answer

A) having a hostile attribution bias. 
B) suffering from catharsis. 
C) displaying instrumental aggression. 
D) displaying relational aggression. 
A) having a hostile attribution bias. 
B) suffering from catharsis. 
C) displaying instrumental aggression. 
D) displaying relational aggression.

Question 5

In which state is there most likely to exist a culture of honor?

Accepted Answer

A) Texas 
B) Illinois 
C) South Dakota 
D) Rhode Island 
A) Texas 
B) Illinois 
C) South Dakota 
D) Rhode Island

Question 6

Which term provides an example of the concept of displacement?

Accepted Answer

A) catharsis 
B) habituation 
C) scapegoating 
D) diffusion of blame 
A) catharsis 
B) habituation 
C) scapegoating 
D) diffusion of blame

Question 7

A negative,antagonistic attitude toward another person or group is called

Accepted Answer

A) emotional aggression. 
B) hostility. 
C) anger. 
D) instrumental aggression. 
A) emotional aggression. 
B) hostility. 
C) anger. 
D) instrumental aggression.

Question 8

The idea that (1)frustration always elicits the motive to aggress and (2)all aggression is caused by frustration is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the frustration-aggression hypothesis. 
B) the negative affect model. 
C) excitation transfer theory. 
D) catharsis. 
A) the frustration-aggression hypothesis. 
B) the negative affect model. 
C) excitation transfer theory. 
D) catharsis.

Question 9

Which statement is most consistent with evolutionary explanations of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Children are more likely to be abused by their biological parents than by stepparents. 
B) Male-to-female violence is predominantly triggered by sexual jealousy. 
C) Male-to-male violence is triggered by a rise in testosterone. 
D) Different cultures demonstrate different levels of aggressiveness. 
A) Children are more likely to be abused by their biological parents than by stepparents. 
B) Male-to-female violence is predominantly triggered by sexual jealousy. 
C) Male-to-male violence is triggered by a rise in testosterone. 
D) Different cultures demonstrate different levels of aggressiveness.

Question 10

Nikki,who watches a lot of violent television shows as well as documentaries about violent crime,thinks that the world is much more violent than it really is.Her overestimate is likely to be due to

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) displacement. 
C) dehumanization. 
D) cultivation. 
A) habituation. 
B) displacement. 
C) dehumanization. 
D) cultivation.

Question 11

The theory that behavior is learned through the observation of others as well as through the direct experience of rewards and punishments is called______________theory.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) frustration-aggression 
C) social learning 
D) cultivation 
A) psychodynamic 
B) frustration-aggression 
C) social learning 
D) cultivation

Question 12

According to Smith's (2007)book about the evolutionary origins of human warfare,

Accepted Answer

A) pacifists have a greater chance for reproductive success. 
B) pacifism is likely to become part of human nature. 
C) warriors have a greater chance for reproductive success. 
D) warriors are least likely to be accepted as part of the group 
A) pacifists have a greater chance for reproductive success. 
B) pacifism is likely to become part of human nature. 
C) warriors have a greater chance for reproductive success. 
D) warriors are least likely to be accepted as part of the group

Question 13

Forbes and others (2009;2011)examined how levels of aggression differed in individualist versus collectivist cultures.They found that

Accepted Answer

A) aggression levels were highest in the U.S. ,a highly individualist culture. 
B) aggression levels were highest in China,a highly collectivist culture. 
C) aggression levels were lowest in the U.S. ,a highly collectivist culture. 
D) both the U.S.and China had equally high levels of aggression. 
A) aggression levels were highest in the U.S. ,a highly individualist culture. 
B) aggression levels were highest in China,a highly collectivist culture. 
C) aggression levels were lowest in the U.S. ,a highly collectivist culture. 
D) both the U.S.and China had equally high levels of aggression.

Question 14

Give two examples of research that illustrates the important role of thought in aggressive behavior.Explain both examples.

Accepted Answer

The research of Leonard Berkowitz and co

Question 15

Which of the following would decrease the likelihood that Chris would behave in a physically aggressive manner?

Accepted Answer

A) if Chris is a teenager 
B) if Chris is male 
C) if Chris is drunk 
D) if Chris is gay 
A) if Chris is a teenager 
B) if Chris is male 
C) if Chris is drunk 
D) if Chris is gay

Question 16

Based on the principles of social learning theory,which measure is most likely to be successful in teaching a child to act nonviolently?

Accepted Answer

A) punishing the child physically for acting aggressively 
B) exposing the child to older models who are punished harshly for acting aggressively 
C) exposing the child to older models who act non-aggressively in response to provoking situations 
D) teaching the child how to displace frustrations and anger in safe,socially acceptable ways,such as by hitting a punching bag or role-playing a desired outcome 
A) punishing the child physically for acting aggressively 
B) exposing the child to older models who are punished harshly for acting aggressively 
C) exposing the child to older models who act non-aggressively in response to provoking situations 
D) teaching the child how to displace frustrations and anger in safe,socially acceptable ways,such as by hitting a punching bag or role-playing a desired outcome

Question 17

In which region of the United States is the murder rate consistently the highest?

Accepted Answer

A) the Midwest 
B) the Northeast 
C) the South 
D) the West Coast 
A) the Midwest 
B) the Northeast 
C) the South 
D) the West Coast

Question 18

Char ice,a teenaged girl,is angry with her friend,so she tells all her other friends that this girl has had sex with most of the football team.Carmen's behavior illustrates______________aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) indirect 
B) hostile 
C) physical 
D) overt 
A) indirect 
B) hostile 
C) physical 
D) overt

Question 19

Two people are placed in a room and provoked to behave aggressively toward one another.Which of the following is most likely to happen if there is a weapon in the room?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a greater likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon. 
B) There is a greater likelihood that they will engage in higher-order cognition and subsequently behave less aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon. 
C) The weapon will increase the likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another,but only if the two people are male. 
D) The weapon will have no effect on whether or not they behave aggressively toward one another. 
A) There is a greater likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon. 
B) There is a greater likelihood that they will engage in higher-order cognition and subsequently behave less aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon. 
C) The weapon will increase the likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another,but only if the two people are male. 
D) The weapon will have no effect on whether or not they behave aggressively toward one another.

Question 20

Which situation best illustrates instrumental aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) When Buster finds out that his favorite television show has been preempted by the presidential debates,he kicks Gob,who just happens to be standing nearby. 
B) After getting fired from his job at the nuclear power plant,Homer pulls out his semi-automatic machine gun and shoots at the squirrels in his backyard. 
C) Karen pinches Grace until Grace finally moves out of the way so that Karen can get to the liquor cabinet. 
D) Edith stabs her husband Archie with a fork when she finds out that he totally forgot her birthday. 
A) When Buster finds out that his favorite television show has been preempted by the presidential debates,he kicks Gob,who just happens to be standing nearby. 
B) After getting fired from his job at the nuclear power plant,Homer pulls out his semi-automatic machine gun and shoots at the squirrels in his backyard. 
C) Karen pinches Grace until Grace finally moves out of the way so that Karen can get to the liquor cabinet. 
D) Edith stabs her husband Archie with a fork when she finds out that he totally forgot her birthday.

Describe two experimental pieces of evidence that suggest exposure to violent media increases the chance of future aggression.

The idea that arousal created by one stimulus can intensify an individual's emotional response to another stimulus is called

Ophelia has seen so many violent movies that she has become desensitized to them.This means that she

When Pauline accidentally bumps into Christopher,causing Christopher to spill his coffee,Christopher assumes that Pauline's behavior was deliberately intended to make him spill his coffee.He responds by yelling obscenities at Pauline.Christopher could be described as

In which state is there most likely to exist a culture of honor?

Which term provides an example of the concept of displacement?

A negative,antagonistic attitude toward another person or group is called

The idea that (1)frustration always elicits the motive to aggress and (2)all aggression is caused by frustration is known as

Which statement is most consistent with evolutionary explanations of aggression?

Nikki,who watches a lot of violent television shows as well as documentaries about violent crime,thinks that the world is much more violent than it really is.Her overestimate is likely to be due to

The theory that behavior is learned through the observation of others as well as through the direct experience of rewards and punishments is called______________theory.

According to Smith's (2007)book about the evolutionary origins of human warfare,

Forbes and others (2009;2011)examined how levels of aggression differed in individualist versus collectivist cultures.They found that

Give two examples of research that illustrates the important role of thought in aggressive behavior.Explain both examples.

Which of the following would decrease the likelihood that Chris would behave in a physically aggressive manner?

Based on the principles of social learning theory,which measure is most likely to be successful in teaching a child to act nonviolently?

In which region of the United States is the murder rate consistently the highest?

Char ice,a teenaged girl,is angry with her friend,so she tells all her other friends that this girl has had sex with most of the football team.Carmen's behavior illustrates______________aggression.

Two people are placed in a room and provoked to behave aggressively toward one another.Which of the following is most likely to happen if there is a weapon in the room?

Which situation best illustrates instrumental aggression?

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Exam 11: Aggression

Describe two experimental pieces of evidence that suggest exposure to violent media increases the chance of future aggression.

The idea that arousal created by one stimulus can intensify an individual's emotional response to another stimulus is called

Ophelia has seen so many violent movies that she has become desensitized to them.This means that she

When Pauline accidentally bumps into Christopher,causing Christopher to spill his coffee,Christopher assumes that Pauline's behavior was deliberately intended to make him spill his coffee.He responds by yelling obscenities at Pauline.Christopher could be described as

In which state is there most likely to exist a culture of honor?

Which term provides an example of the concept of displacement?

A negative,antagonistic attitude toward another person or group is called

The idea that (1)frustration always elicits the motive to aggress and (2)all aggression is caused by frustration is known as

Which statement is most consistent with evolutionary explanations of aggression?

Nikki,who watches a lot of violent television shows as well as documentaries about violent crime,thinks that the world is much more violent than it really is.Her overestimate is likely to be due to

The theory that behavior is learned through the observation of others as well as through the direct experience of rewards and punishments is called______________theory.

According to Smith's (2007)book about the evolutionary origins of human warfare,

Forbes and others (2009;2011)examined how levels of aggression differed in individualist versus collectivist cultures.They found that

Give two examples of research that illustrates the important role of thought in aggressive behavior.Explain both examples.

Which of the following would decrease the likelihood that Chris would behave in a physically aggressive manner?

Based on the principles of social learning theory,which measure is most likely to be successful in teaching a child to act nonviolently?

In which region of the United States is the murder rate consistently the highest?

Char ice,a teenaged girl,is angry with her friend,so she tells all her other friends that this girl has had sex with most of the football team.Carmen's behavior illustrates______________aggression.

Two people are placed in a room and provoked to behave aggressively toward one another.Which of the following is most likely to happen if there is a weapon in the room?

Which situation best illustrates instrumental aggression?

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Law

Business

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