Question 1

Group attacks against other groups are least likely to occur in

Accepted Answer

A) the Middle East. 
B) Eastern Europe. 
C) Africa. 
D) the United States. 
A) the Middle East. 
B) Eastern Europe. 
C) Africa. 
D) the United States.

Question 2

Robbing a bank because you need money is an example of______________aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive 
B) emotional 
C) institutional 
D) reactive 
A) proactive 
B) emotional 
C) institutional 
D) reactive

Question 3

One form of violence that is prevalent across virtually all cultures is

Accepted Answer

A) violence against young girls. 
B) gun violence. 
C) domestic violence. 
D) bullying. 
A) violence against young girls. 
B) gun violence. 
C) domestic violence. 
D) bullying.

Question 4

Whitley feels intensely displeased that Lena deliberately left the tuna fish sandwich sitting out in the sun so that Whitley would get food poisoning after she ate it.Whitley's emotional response would best be described as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Aggressing against a substitute target because aggressive acts against the source of the frustration are inhibited by fear or lack of access is called

Accepted Answer

A) catharsis. 
B) displacement. 
C) rumination. 
D) desensitization. 
A) catharsis. 
B) displacement. 
C) rumination. 
D) desensitization.

Question 6

Gershoff's (2002)meta-analysis of over 36,000 participants indicates a positive correlation between corporal punishment and other factors.Which factor was not shown to have a positive correlation?

Accepted Answer

A) aggression as a child 
B) aggression as an adult 
C) adult criminal behavior 
D) improved academic performance 
A) aggression as a child 
B) aggression as an adult 
C) adult criminal behavior 
D) improved academic performance

Question 7

Gee and Leigh (2007)analyzed aggressive behavior in the National Hockey League (NHL).They concluded that players born in North America were more likely to resort to fighting to deal with their frustration because

Accepted Answer

A) hockey players generally have aggressive personalities. 
B) they were always punished severely when they acted aggressively. 
C) the sport of hockey makes people act aggressively. 
D) they had been exposed to models of aggression in hockey from a young age. 
A) hockey players generally have aggressive personalities. 
B) they were always punished severely when they acted aggressively. 
C) the sport of hockey makes people act aggressively. 
D) they had been exposed to models of aggression in hockey from a young age.

Question 8

Campbell proposed that women are more likely than men to use relational aggression because women

Accepted Answer

A) lack direct access to wealth. 
B) have lower levels of testosterone. 
C) place more of a value on their own lives and therefore avoid risky behaviors. 
D) do not want to risk physically harming the father of their offspring. 
A) lack direct access to wealth. 
B) have lower levels of testosterone. 
C) place more of a value on their own lives and therefore avoid risky behaviors. 
D) do not want to risk physically harming the father of their offspring.

Question 9

Nonie gets a new Barbie doll for her sixth birthday,and she immediately begins to punch,kick,and throw the doll around the house.Which of the following is likely to have contributed to this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Nonie saw Uncle Floyd yell at Auntie Mime when she threw her Barbie doll. 
B) Nonie saw her cousin Bruce hug and kiss his Barbie doll. 
C) Nonie just finished watching the new Barney beat up Barbie in a cartoon on television. 
D) Nonie has been socialized in a stereotypical female role. 
A) Nonie saw Uncle Floyd yell at Auntie Mime when she threw her Barbie doll. 
B) Nonie saw her cousin Bruce hug and kiss his Barbie doll. 
C) Nonie just finished watching the new Barney beat up Barbie in a cartoon on television. 
D) Nonie has been socialized in a stereotypical female role.

Question 10

The Owlets Bullying Prevention program recommends interventions at several levels to reduce the incidence of bullying in schools.Which intervention would be described as a classroom-level component?

Accepted Answer

A) Form a bullying-prevention coordinating committee. 
B) Post and enforce school-wide rules against bullying. 
C) Ensure that all staff intervene on the spot when they observe bullying behaviors. 
D) Involve community members in the discussion of how to reduce bullying. 
A) Form a bullying-prevention coordinating committee. 
B) Post and enforce school-wide rules against bullying. 
C) Ensure that all staff intervene on the spot when they observe bullying behaviors. 
D) Involve community members in the discussion of how to reduce bullying.

Question 11

Regarding self-esteem and aggression,which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Narcissism is a good predictor of aggression. 
B) Low self-esteem is a good predictor of aggression. 
C) Narcissism is correlated with aggression in response to provocation. 
D) High self-esteem is predictive of aggression when combined with narcissism and provocation. 
A) Narcissism is a good predictor of aggression. 
B) Low self-esteem is a good predictor of aggression. 
C) Narcissism is correlated with aggression in response to provocation. 
D) High self-esteem is predictive of aggression when combined with narcissism and provocation.

Question 12

Ethan has been released from jail in the United States and is applying for jobs in the South and the Northeast.Ethan is probably more likely to land interviews in the South than in the Northeast if he was in jail for

Accepted Answer

A) assaulting a person who taunted him in public about an affair with his wife. 
B) committing fraud on a million-dollar insurance claim. 
C) illegally importing cocaine across the border. 
D) robbing a jewelry store owned by a member of a racial minority group. 
A) assaulting a person who taunted him in public about an affair with his wife. 
B) committing fraud on a million-dollar insurance claim. 
C) illegally importing cocaine across the border. 
D) robbing a jewelry store owned by a member of a racial minority group.

Question 13

Which theory explains the deliberate,thoughtful consideration that we give to stimuli before reacting to it?

Accepted Answer

A) arousal-affect model 
B) higher-order cognitive processing 
C) frustration-aggression hypothesis (original version) 
D) relational association theory 
A) arousal-affect model 
B) higher-order cognitive processing 
C) frustration-aggression hypothesis (original version) 
D) relational association theory

Question 14

Discuss the different aspects of the T3 model of aggression,emphasizing how self-control is relevant to each level.

Accepted Answer

Eli Finke (2014)and colleagues (Denson,D

Question 15

The difference between aggression and violence is best described as one of

Accepted Answer

A) extremity. 
B) intent. 
C) affect. 
D) hostility. 
A) extremity. 
B) intent. 
C) affect. 
D) hostility.

Question 16

Though women are at least as likely as men to aggress in an intimate relationship,men's aggression in such relationships differs in that it typically

Accepted Answer

A) emerges in the face of provocation. 
B) has more severe consequences. 
C) results from alcohol abuse. 
D) is sexual in nature. 
A) emerges in the face of provocation. 
B) has more severe consequences. 
C) results from alcohol abuse. 
D) is sexual in nature.

Question 17

In Ainsworth and Mariner's (2014)study,male participants playing a reaction-time computer game were most likely______________ to blast their opponent with an aversive noise in their headphones if

Accepted Answer

A) the participant was primed by viewing pictures of very attractive women and his opponent was regarded as being socially dominant. 
B) the participant was primed by viewing pictures of very attractive women and his opponent was regarded as being of average social dominance. 
C) the participant was primed by viewing pictures of less attractive women and his opponent was regarded as being socially dominant. 
D) the participant was primed by viewing pictures of less attractive women and his opponent was regarded as being of average social dominance. 
A) the participant was primed by viewing pictures of very attractive women and his opponent was regarded as being socially dominant. 
B) the participant was primed by viewing pictures of very attractive women and his opponent was regarded as being of average social dominance. 
C) the participant was primed by viewing pictures of less attractive women and his opponent was regarded as being socially dominant. 
D) the participant was primed by viewing pictures of less attractive women and his opponent was regarded as being of average social dominance.

Question 18

Pinker (2011)argues that aggression and violence

Accepted Answer

A) have increased over time. 
B) have decreased over time. 
C) have remained stable over time. 
D) are a result of rumination over time. 
A) have increased over time. 
B) have decreased over time. 
C) have remained stable over time. 
D) are a result of rumination over time.

Question 19

What is the "2D;4D ratio?"

Accepted Answer

A) a measure of the length of one's index finger compared to the length of their ring finger 
B) an assessment of the overall ambient temperature on the 2nd and 4th floors of an office building 
C) a statistic that compares the second division to the fourth division of scores produced by participants in a research study 
D) a volume rating of one's second cerebral lobe (parietal)the fourth cerebral lobe (temporal) 
A) a measure of the length of one's index finger compared to the length of their ring finger 
B) an assessment of the overall ambient temperature on the 2nd and 4th floors of an office building 
C) a statistic that compares the second division to the fourth division of scores produced by participants in a research study 
D) a volume rating of one's second cerebral lobe (parietal)the fourth cerebral lobe (temporal)

Question 20

Which of the following most closely represents the weapons effect?

Accepted Answer

A) The presence of weapons deters individuals from performing aggressive acts,but not from learning the positive reinforcements that are associated with violence. 
B) The presence of weapons can act as an aggression cue that increases the likelihood of aggressive behaviors. 
C) Although the presence of weapons does not make aggression more likely,it does tend to increase the severity of aggression. 
D) Exposure to weapons in the media desensitizes individuals to violence,thus reducing their inhibitions against aggression. 
A) The presence of weapons deters individuals from performing aggressive acts,but not from learning the positive reinforcements that are associated with violence. 
B) The presence of weapons can act as an aggression cue that increases the likelihood of aggressive behaviors. 
C) Although the presence of weapons does not make aggression more likely,it does tend to increase the severity of aggression. 
D) Exposure to weapons in the media desensitizes individuals to violence,thus reducing their inhibitions against aggression.

Group attacks against other groups are least likely to occur in

Robbing a bank because you need money is an example of______________aggression.

One form of violence that is prevalent across virtually all cultures is

Whitley feels intensely displeased that Lena deliberately left the tuna fish sandwich sitting out in the sun so that Whitley would get food poisoning after she ate it.Whitley's emotional response would best be described as

Aggressing against a substitute target because aggressive acts against the source of the frustration are inhibited by fear or lack of access is called

Gershoff's (2002)meta-analysis of over 36,000 participants indicates a positive correlation between corporal punishment and other factors.Which factor was not shown to have a positive correlation?

Gee and Leigh (2007)analyzed aggressive behavior in the National Hockey League (NHL).They concluded that players born in North America were more likely to resort to fighting to deal with their frustration because

Campbell proposed that women are more likely than men to use relational aggression because women

Nonie gets a new Barbie doll for her sixth birthday,and she immediately begins to punch,kick,and throw the doll around the house.Which of the following is likely to have contributed to this behavior?

The Owlets Bullying Prevention program recommends interventions at several levels to reduce the incidence of bullying in schools.Which intervention would be described as a classroom-level component?

Regarding self-esteem and aggression,which statement is false?

Ethan has been released from jail in the United States and is applying for jobs in the South and the Northeast.Ethan is probably more likely to land interviews in the South than in the Northeast if he was in jail for

Which theory explains the deliberate,thoughtful consideration that we give to stimuli before reacting to it?

Discuss the different aspects of the T³model of aggression,emphasizing how self-control is relevant to each level.

The difference between aggression and violence is best described as one of

Though women are at least as likely as men to aggress in an intimate relationship,men's aggression in such relationships differs in that it typically

In Ainsworth and Mariner's (2014)study,male participants playing a reaction-time computer game were most likely______________ to blast their opponent with an aversive noise in their headphones if

Pinker (2011)argues that aggression and violence

What is the "2D;4D ratio?"

Which of the following most closely represents the weapons effect?

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Exam 11: Aggression

Group attacks against other groups are least likely to occur in

Robbing a bank because you need money is an example of______________aggression.

One form of violence that is prevalent across virtually all cultures is

Whitley feels intensely displeased that Lena deliberately left the tuna fish sandwich sitting out in the sun so that Whitley would get food poisoning after she ate it.Whitley's emotional response would best be described as

Aggressing against a substitute target because aggressive acts against the source of the frustration are inhibited by fear or lack of access is called

Gershoff's (2002)meta-analysis of over 36,000 participants indicates a positive correlation between corporal punishment and other factors.Which factor was not shown to have a positive correlation?

Gee and Leigh (2007)analyzed aggressive behavior in the National Hockey League (NHL).They concluded that players born in North America were more likely to resort to fighting to deal with their frustration because

Campbell proposed that women are more likely than men to use relational aggression because women

Nonie gets a new Barbie doll for her sixth birthday,and she immediately begins to punch,kick,and throw the doll around the house.Which of the following is likely to have contributed to this behavior?

The Owlets Bullying Prevention program recommends interventions at several levels to reduce the incidence of bullying in schools.Which intervention would be described as a classroom-level component?

Regarding self-esteem and aggression,which statement is false?

Ethan has been released from jail in the United States and is applying for jobs in the South and the Northeast.Ethan is probably more likely to land interviews in the South than in the Northeast if he was in jail for

Which theory explains the deliberate,thoughtful consideration that we give to stimuli before reacting to it?

Discuss the different aspects of the T3 model of aggression,emphasizing how self-control is relevant to each level.

The difference between aggression and violence is best described as one of

Though women are at least as likely as men to aggress in an intimate relationship,men's aggression in such relationships differs in that it typically

In Ainsworth and Mariner's (2014)study,male participants playing a reaction-time computer game were most likely______________ to blast their opponent with an aversive noise in their headphones if

Pinker (2011)argues that aggression and violence

What is the "2D;4D ratio?"

Which of the following most closely represents the weapons effect?

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

Health

Filters

Discuss the different aspects of the T³model of aggression,emphasizing how self-control is relevant to each level.