Exam 11: Aggression

A man hits his wife because he is angry with her and wants her to feel pain. This serves as an example of:

Which of the following is an example of a proximal factor that may lead to aggression, according to the general aggression model?

Research suggests that the death penalty is a more effective deterrent for heinous crimes than is imprisonment.

Which of the following ideas could be used to refute the validity of instinct theory?

Which of the following concepts is considered a main component of social learning theory?

Carnagey and Anderson (2005) had participants play a car-racing video game where players either lost points for violence, were rewarded for violence, or where violence did not impact a player's score. What did they find?

In one study, participants listened to either a song with misogynistic lyrics or more neutral lyrics. After overhearing another 'participant' state a dislike for spicy foods, they were then asked to prepare a sample of hot sauce for this individual. The participants were told they could dish out as large of a sample as they wished, with the knowledge that the other 'participant' would be required to drink the entire sample. Researchers found that:

Which of the following individuals supported the idea that aggression was unlearned and innate, and evolved because it is evolutionarily adaptive to human survival?

Charlie learns that when his father yells at his mother, she complies with his demands. As a result, Charlie yells at his girlfriend when she doesn't agree with him in an attempt to get her to change her views. Which theory of aggression best explains Charlie's verbal aggression against his girlfriend?

Research by Berkowitz and colleagues suggests that aggressive cues in the environment, such as a gun, can lead to:

Females are more likely than males to be targets of aggression.

The mixed support for the original frustration aggression theory led Berkowitz to posit which of the following?

A child who views extensive violence on television may exhibit a reduced physiological response to what he is watching. In this circumstance, we could label this child as:

One study found that __________ were more likely than__________ to respond with aggression and show physical signs of distress when their honour was challenged by insults.

According to research presented in your book, what is the relationship between level of aggression in young boys and amount of testosterone?

Peter is an aggressive man. Based on information presented in your textbook, if researchers looked at Peter's brain through an imaging technique you might expect to see:

According to your textbook, honour killings are more prevalent in:

Greg wants his son to learn to solve his problems and frustrations without using any verbal or physical aggression. In order to teach his son to solve problems without aggression, he takes great care to solve his own problems through calm communication. What strategy is Greg using in this example?

Which theory would predict that you are more likely to exhibit aggression just by being in the same room as a gun mounted on the wall?

Compare and contrast direct and indirect aggression. Provide examples of each one.