Question 1

Those who accept instinctual theories of aggression and war would be most inclined to

Accepted Answer

A) liberalism. 
B) constructivism. 
C) feminism. 
D) realism. 
A) liberalism. 
B) constructivism. 
C) feminism. 
D) realism. D

Question 2

An "appeasement gesture" often involves

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A) an intensification of violence. 
B) pseudo-specification. 
C) lethal aggression. 
D) no further escalation of violence. 
A) an intensification of violence. 
B) pseudo-specification. 
C) lethal aggression. 
D) no further escalation of violence. D

Question 3

Peaceful societies

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A) are extremely common. 
B) have never existed. 
C) are consistent with cultural/learning theories of war. 
D) lend credence to instinctual theories of war. 
A) are extremely common. 
B) have never existed. 
C) are consistent with cultural/learning theories of war. 
D) lend credence to instinctual theories of war. D

Question 4

What sorts of evidence/patterns can we look for as indications of whether war is the inevitable result of some instinct or a social/cultural practice?

Accepted Answer

When examining whether war is the inevit

Question 5

Distinguishing between aggression and violence

Accepted Answer

A) allows some to argue that war is an unrelated instinctual aggression. 
B) is essential to linking war with aggressive instincts. 
C) was Konrad Lorenz's most important contribution. 
D) helps establish the connection between war and instinctual aggression. 
A) allows some to argue that war is an unrelated instinctual aggression. 
B) is essential to linking war with aggressive instincts. 
C) was Konrad Lorenz's most important contribution. 
D) helps establish the connection between war and instinctual aggression.

Question 6

Despite their rarity, the existence of peaceful societies is often cited as evidence against ____________________theories of war.

Accepted Answer

instinctua

Question 7

In trying to understand the causes of war in human society, Konrad Lorenz began by dividing the various species into

Accepted Answer

A) territorial and nonterritorial animals. 
B) meat eaters and plant eaters. 
C) lethal and nonlethal animals. 
D) mammals and amphibians. 
A) territorial and nonterritorial animals. 
B) meat eaters and plant eaters. 
C) lethal and nonlethal animals. 
D) mammals and amphibians.

Question 8

Human beings are among the few creatures that fight with members of their own species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cultural theories of war assume it is a manifestation of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Konrad Lorenz thought that war reflected

Accepted Answer

A) culturally condition views of violence. 
B) gender bias. 
C) an aggressive instinct. 
D) collective egoism. 
A) culturally condition views of violence. 
B) gender bias. 
C) an aggressive instinct. 
D) collective egoism.

Question 11

The anthropologist Margaret Mead argued that war is a ____________________.

Accepted Answer

social or

Question 12

The presence of peaceful societies contradicts the expectations of human nature theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Lorenz claims that potentially lethal animals rarely fight beyond the point where the defeated creature signals submission through some _________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lorenz claims that potentially lethal animals rarely...

Question 14

Konrad Lorenz argues that aggression is a harmful instinct in most animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Instrumental violence results from aggressive instincts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Inhibiting mechanisms

Accepted Answer

A) help explain why democracies do not fight each other. 
B) are essential elements of collective security. 
C) help prevent the escalation of violence among lethal animals. 
D) are absent in peaceful societies. 
A) help explain why democracies do not fight each other. 
B) are essential elements of collective security. 
C) help prevent the escalation of violence among lethal animals. 
D) are absent in peaceful societies.

Question 17

All acts of lethal violence among humans can be seen as acts of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

S.L.A.Marshall's controversial study of _________________ is sometimes cited to undermine instinctual theories of war.

Accepted Answer

The answer of S.L.A.Marshall's controversial study of _________________ is sometimes...

Question 19

Are instinctual and learning theories of war mutually exclusive or can/should they complement each other? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Instinctual and learning theories of war

Question 20

Rather than being a manifestation of aggression, some suggest war is better seen as __________________________.

Accepted Answer

instrument

Those who accept instinctual theories of aggression and war would be most inclined to

An "appeasement gesture" often involves

Peaceful societies

What sorts of evidence/patterns can we look for as indications of whether war is the inevitable result of some instinct or a social/cultural practice?

Distinguishing between aggression and violence

Despite their rarity, the existence of peaceful societies is often cited as evidence against ____________________theories of war.

In trying to understand the causes of war in human society, Konrad Lorenz began by dividing the various species into

Human beings are among the few creatures that fight with members of their own species.

Cultural theories of war assume it is a manifestation of aggression.

Konrad Lorenz thought that war reflected

The anthropologist Margaret Mead argued that war is a ____________________.

The presence of peaceful societies contradicts the expectations of human nature theories.

Lorenz claims that potentially lethal animals rarely fight beyond the point where the defeated creature signals submission through some _________________________.

Konrad Lorenz argues that aggression is a harmful instinct in most animals.

Instrumental violence results from aggressive instincts.

Inhibiting mechanisms

All acts of lethal violence among humans can be seen as acts of aggression.

S.L.A.Marshall's controversial study of _________________ is sometimes cited to undermine instinctual theories of war.

Are instinctual and learning theories of war mutually exclusive or can/should they complement each other? Explain.

Rather than being a manifestation of aggression, some suggest war is better seen as __________________________.

Change and Continuity in International History

Contending Perspectives on International Politics

Power Politics

War and Democracy

Free Trade

The Imf, Global Inequality, and Development

Globalization and Sovereignty

International Law

The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention

Nuclear Proliferation

International Terrorism

The Global Commons Index

Filters

Exam 5: War and Human Nature

Those who accept instinctual theories of aggression and war would be most inclined to

An "appeasement gesture" often involves

Peaceful societies

What sorts of evidence/patterns can we look for as indications of whether war is the inevitable result of some instinct or a social/cultural practice?

Distinguishing between aggression and violence

Despite their rarity, the existence of peaceful societies is often cited as evidence against ____________________theories of war.

In trying to understand the causes of war in human society, Konrad Lorenz began by dividing the various species into

Human beings are among the few creatures that fight with members of their own species.

Cultural theories of war assume it is a manifestation of aggression.

Konrad Lorenz thought that war reflected

The anthropologist Margaret Mead argued that war is a ____________________.

The presence of peaceful societies contradicts the expectations of human nature theories.

Lorenz claims that potentially lethal animals rarely fight beyond the point where the defeated creature signals submission through some _________________________.

Konrad Lorenz argues that aggression is a harmful instinct in most animals.

Instrumental violence results from aggressive instincts.

Inhibiting mechanisms

All acts of lethal violence among humans can be seen as acts of aggression.

S.L.A.Marshall's controversial study of _________________ is sometimes cited to undermine instinctual theories of war.

Are instinctual and learning theories of war mutually exclusive or can/should they complement each other? Explain.

Rather than being a manifestation of aggression, some suggest war is better seen as __________________________.

Change and Continuity in International History

Contending Perspectives on International Politics

Power Politics

War and Democracy

Free Trade

The Imf, Global Inequality, and Development

Globalization and Sovereignty

International Law

The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention

Nuclear Proliferation

International Terrorism

The Global Commons Index

Filters