Question 1

Women sometimes kill abusive spouses because they believe the risk of murder is lower than the risk of a milder counterattack,after which the spouse may become even more violent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

U.S.citizens are the most highly "protected" with hand guns than any other nation.Because of this,

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. citizens are safer than any citizen of another country. 
B)  U.S. citizens are better able to protect their family and property than citizens of any other country. 
C)  U.S. citizens have a higher chance of death by homicides than citizens of any other country. 
D)  children living in homes where guns are present are better able to protect themselves as adults. 
A)  U.S. citizens are safer than any citizen of another country. 
B)  U.S. citizens are better able to protect their family and property than citizens of any other country. 
C)  U.S. citizens have a higher chance of death by homicides than citizens of any other country. 
D)  children living in homes where guns are present are better able to protect themselves as adults.

Question 3

In support of the cognitive-neoassociation theory,participants in the Pedersen et al (2000)study transferred their hostility from an obnoxious experimenter to a research assistant

Accepted Answer

A)  when they were annoyed by the obnoxious experimenter. 
B)  when the research assistant made some annoying mistakes. 
C)  when they failed an anagram task. 
D)  when the research assistant was nicer than the experimenter. 
A)  when they were annoyed by the obnoxious experimenter. 
B)  when the research assistant made some annoying mistakes. 
C)  when they failed an anagram task. 
D)  when the research assistant was nicer than the experimenter.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of direct aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  engaging in malicious gossip 
B)  kicking someone in anger 
C)  verbally threatening another person 
D)  shoving someone out of your way 
A)  engaging in malicious gossip 
B)  kicking someone in anger 
C)  verbally threatening another person 
D)  shoving someone out of your way

Question 5

You ask your professor if you may take an exam a day late.She nicely says no,and reminds you that on the syllabus it says that exams must be taken on the assigned day.You're frustrated,but you know she's right.According to the reformulated frustration-aggression hypothesis,how will you react?

Accepted Answer

A)  You will react aggressively because the professor has frustrated you. 
B)  You will displace your aggression toward the professor onto your friends. 
C)  You will not react aggressively because you have no negative feelings toward the professor. 
D)  You will react with instrumental aggression. 
A)  You will react aggressively because the professor has frustrated you. 
B)  You will displace your aggression toward the professor onto your friends. 
C)  You will not react aggressively because you have no negative feelings toward the professor. 
D)  You will react with instrumental aggression.

Question 6

A member of a gang goes into a liquor store and insults and threatens the store owner so that he will start to pay the gang regular "protection" money.This type of aggression may be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect and instrumental. 
B)  indirect and emotional. 
C)  direct and instrumental. 
D)  direct and emotional. 
A)  indirect and instrumental. 
B)  indirect and emotional. 
C)  direct and instrumental. 
D)  direct and emotional.

Question 7

Sandra goes to a party and drinks too much beer.Sandra is intoxicated when a woman she does not like begins to make rude comments to her.Given Sandra's intoxicated state,what is her reaction likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is more likely to react aggressively toward the woman making rude comments. 
B)  She is more likely to ignore the rude comments since alcohol is relaxing. 
C)  She is more likely to try to renew her friendship with the woman since alcohol increases positive mood. 
D)  She is more likely to laugh at the woman because alcohol enhances one's sense of humor. 
A)  She is more likely to react aggressively toward the woman making rude comments. 
B)  She is more likely to ignore the rude comments since alcohol is relaxing. 
C)  She is more likely to try to renew her friendship with the woman since alcohol increases positive mood. 
D)  She is more likely to laugh at the woman because alcohol enhances one's sense of humor.

Question 8

One of the great dangers of preemptive aggressive responses is that

Accepted Answer

A)  preemptive aggression rarely fulfills its goal of preventing aggressive responses. 
B)  a self-fulfilling prophecy may develop: acting as if one's world were a dangerous place may create a more dangerous world. 
C)  preemptive aggression always leads to an increasing spiral of violence. 
D)  preemptive aggression tends to work on men but not women. 
A)  preemptive aggression rarely fulfills its goal of preventing aggressive responses. 
B)  a self-fulfilling prophecy may develop: acting as if one's world were a dangerous place may create a more dangerous world. 
C)  preemptive aggression always leads to an increasing spiral of violence. 
D)  preemptive aggression tends to work on men but not women.

Question 9

Defensive attributional style refers to the tendency to take credit for one's successes and to blame others for one's failures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the "death instinct," according to Freud? What would an evolutionary psychologist say in response to Freud's notion?

Accepted Answer

Death instinct: desire to end one's own

Question 11

Which of the following is FALSE regarding gun violence in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sixty percent of murders in the United States were committed with firearms. 
B)  When non-outlaws buy guns, they have a lower chance of being killed with a gun. 
C)  When Washington D.C. passed a law restricting handguns, there was a significant drop in gun-related homicides, but not in non-gun-related homicides. 
D)  Homicide rates in the United States are higher than in countries that don't allow firearms. 
A)  Sixty percent of murders in the United States were committed with firearms. 
B)  When non-outlaws buy guns, they have a lower chance of being killed with a gun. 
C)  When Washington D.C. passed a law restricting handguns, there was a significant drop in gun-related homicides, but not in non-gun-related homicides. 
D)  Homicide rates in the United States are higher than in countries that don't allow firearms.

Question 12

Males in the southern U.S.are more likely to retaliate after a personal insult than are males from the northern U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the "weapons effect," and how can the cognitive-neoassociationist theory explain this effect?

Accepted Answer

The weapons effect: the tendency for wea

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism with the original frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some aggressive acts do not result from any particular frustration. 
B)  Frustration never leads to aggression. 
C)  Frustration doesn't always lead to aggression. 
D)  Instrumental acts of aggression rarely involve frustration. 
A)  Some aggressive acts do not result from any particular frustration. 
B)  Frustration never leads to aggression. 
C)  Frustration doesn't always lead to aggression. 
D)  Instrumental acts of aggression rarely involve frustration.

Question 15

Fran hits a small child with her car,but she did not see the child run in front of her.According to your textbook,this is an example of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

________ is behavior intended to injure another person.

Accepted Answer

A)  Assertiveness 
B)  Deviance 
C)  Aggression 
D)  Anger 
A)  Assertiveness 
B)  Deviance 
C)  Aggression 
D)  Anger

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an example of the use of aggression to gain material and/or social rewards?

Accepted Answer

A)  a bully taking other children's lunch money 
B)  a mugger beating up a tourist to steal his wallet 
C)  a girl slapping her boyfriend after she had a frustrating day 
D)  gang members who use aggression to control their drug territory 
A)  a bully taking other children's lunch money 
B)  a mugger beating up a tourist to steal his wallet 
C)  a girl slapping her boyfriend after she had a frustrating day 
D)  gang members who use aggression to control their drug territory

Question 18

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding differences in violence between the North and South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homicide rates are higher in the South relative to the North. 
B)  Southerners approve of violence more than Northerners. 
C)  Northern states are less likely to have legal "retreat rules" regarding the use of deadly force in a conflict situation. 
D)  Southerners are more likely than Northerners to condone violence as a response to an insult. 
A)  Homicide rates are higher in the South relative to the North. 
B)  Southerners approve of violence more than Northerners. 
C)  Northern states are less likely to have legal "retreat rules" regarding the use of deadly force in a conflict situation. 
D)  Southerners are more likely than Northerners to condone violence as a response to an insult.

Question 19

According to your textbook,what is the effect of having a gun in the home for self-protection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gun owners are less likely to be robbed. 
B)  Gun owners increase their own likelihood of being killed. 
C)  Gun owners are two times less likely to be killed in their own homes. 
D)  Gun owners become more paranoid of being robbed. 
A)  Gun owners are less likely to be robbed. 
B)  Gun owners increase their own likelihood of being killed. 
C)  Gun owners are two times less likely to be killed in their own homes. 
D)  Gun owners become more paranoid of being robbed.

Question 20

In Bandura's famous "Bobo Doll" experiments,children

Accepted Answer

A)  were afraid of the Bobo Doll due to associations with violence. 
B)  who watched a model get rewarded for punching the Bobo Doll imitated the behavior of the model and punched the doll. 
C)  who watched a model get punished for punching the Bobo Doll imitated the behavior of the model and punched the doll. 
D)  only punched the Bobo Doll if they were offered a reward for doing so. 
A)  were afraid of the Bobo Doll due to associations with violence. 
B)  who watched a model get rewarded for punching the Bobo Doll imitated the behavior of the model and punched the doll. 
C)  who watched a model get punished for punching the Bobo Doll imitated the behavior of the model and punched the doll. 
D)  only punched the Bobo Doll if they were offered a reward for doing so.

Women sometimes kill abusive spouses because they believe the risk of murder is lower than the risk of a milder counterattack,after which the spouse may become even more violent.

U.S.citizens are the most highly "protected" with hand guns than any other nation.Because of this,

In support of the cognitive-neoassociation theory,participants in the Pedersen et al (2000)study transferred their hostility from an obnoxious experimenter to a research assistant

Which of the following is NOT an example of direct aggression?

You ask your professor if you may take an exam a day late.She nicely says no,and reminds you that on the syllabus it says that exams must be taken on the assigned day.You're frustrated,but you know she's right.According to the reformulated frustration-aggression hypothesis,how will you react?

A member of a gang goes into a liquor store and insults and threatens the store owner so that he will start to pay the gang regular "protection" money.This type of aggression may be classified as

Sandra goes to a party and drinks too much beer.Sandra is intoxicated when a woman she does not like begins to make rude comments to her.Given Sandra's intoxicated state,what is her reaction likely to be?

One of the great dangers of preemptive aggressive responses is that

Defensive attributional style refers to the tendency to take credit for one's successes and to blame others for one's failures.

What is the "death instinct," according to Freud? What would an evolutionary psychologist say in response to Freud's notion?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding gun violence in the United States?

Males in the southern U.S.are more likely to retaliate after a personal insult than are males from the northern U.S.

What is the "weapons effect," and how can the cognitive-neoassociationist theory explain this effect?

Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism with the original frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Fran hits a small child with her car,but she did not see the child run in front of her.According to your textbook,this is an example of aggression.

________ is behavior intended to injure another person.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the use of aggression to gain material and/or social rewards?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding differences in violence between the North and South?

According to your textbook,what is the effect of having a gun in the home for self-protection?

In Bandura's famous "Bobo Doll" experiments,children

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Women sometimes kill abusive spouses because they believe the risk of murder is lower than the risk of a milder counterattack,after which the spouse may become even more violent.

U.S.citizens are the most highly "protected" with hand guns than any other nation.Because of this,

In support of the cognitive-neoassociation theory,participants in the Pedersen et al (2000)study transferred their hostility from an obnoxious experimenter to a research assistant

Which of the following is NOT an example of direct aggression?

You ask your professor if you may take an exam a day late.She nicely says no,and reminds you that on the syllabus it says that exams must be taken on the assigned day.You're frustrated,but you know she's right.According to the reformulated frustration-aggression hypothesis,how will you react?

A member of a gang goes into a liquor store and insults and threatens the store owner so that he will start to pay the gang regular "protection" money.This type of aggression may be classified as

Sandra goes to a party and drinks too much beer.Sandra is intoxicated when a woman she does not like begins to make rude comments to her.Given Sandra's intoxicated state,what is her reaction likely to be?

One of the great dangers of preemptive aggressive responses is that

Defensive attributional style refers to the tendency to take credit for one's successes and to blame others for one's failures.

What is the "death instinct," according to Freud? What would an evolutionary psychologist say in response to Freud's notion?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding gun violence in the United States?

Males in the southern U.S.are more likely to retaliate after a personal insult than are males from the northern U.S.

What is the "weapons effect," and how can the cognitive-neoassociationist theory explain this effect?

Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism with the original frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Fran hits a small child with her car,but she did not see the child run in front of her.According to your textbook,this is an example of aggression.

________ is behavior intended to injure another person.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the use of aggression to gain material and/or social rewards?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding differences in violence between the North and South?

According to your textbook,what is the effect of having a gun in the home for self-protection?

In Bandura's famous "Bobo Doll" experiments,children

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Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others

Presenting the Self

Attitudes and Persuasion

Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience

Affiliation and Friendship

Love and Romantic Relationships

Prosocial Behavior

Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Groups

Social Dilemmas: Cooperation versus Conflict

Integrating Social Psychology

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