Exam 11: Aggression

One of the first places that social psychologists began to study cultures of honour was in:

Explain the social learning model of aggression. How does this model relate to the frustration aggression theory of aggression? Be sure to describe Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment.

Which theory of aggression builds on social learning theory and provides a more integrative framework for specific theories of aggression by including situational and personal variables?

Making disparaging remarks about your boss to other employees in your office can be considered an example of which of the following?

Dodge's social information processing theory involves a 5-step model that outlines how a child responds to a problematic event or situation. Which of the following represents a main step in that model?

Cultures of honour refer to which of the following?

Compare and contrast frustration aggression theory with cognitive-neoassociation theory.

The excitation-transfer theory suggests that arousal from one experience can transfer to a second, unrelated situation.

According to the General Aggression Model (GAM), "input variables must influence several different processes at a variety of levels before they increase or decrease aggressive behaviour." Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a route of influence within this model?

Dodge's social information processing theory emphasizes the role of ___________ in explaining how children may eventually engage in aggressive behaviour.

A mom throws a dish in anger. Her child picks up a different dish and throws it immediately after watching her aggressive behaviour. The child is:

Consider the following behaviours: (1) Spreading rumours, (2) punching a family member in anger, and (3) a bank robber who shoots a teller while stealing money. Identify and describe the type of aggression represented by each example.

A psychologist by the name of ___________ developed social learning theory, which is also known as ___________.

Describe research evidence supporting two different biochemical influences on aggressive behaviour.

In Schacter and Singer's (1962) classic study, participants were injected with adrenaline or saline and then exposed to either an angry or a euphoric confederate. Of those who received the adrenaline shot, some were told to expect the side effects, some were misinformed about the side effects, and others were told nothing about potential side effects. Participants who expected the injection to make them feel __________ became __________ when placed with the happy confederate.

If you believe that Timmy learned to hit his sister by imitating his father, who often hits his mother, you are explaining his aggression with social learning theory.

Researchers have found that, in comparison to inmates who committed property crimes of larceny, drug possession, and burglary, inmates who committed violent, personal, or sexual crimes had:

A wrestler throws his opponent onto the ground in order to try and pin him. The wrestler is displaying what type of aggression?

You are on a crowded bus that has no air-conditioning and you hate being in small spaces. You are trying to get off the bus but it seems as if nobody will make room for you to move through the crowd. As a result, you begin to push people out of your way. In this example, Leonard Berkowitz would most likely explain your aggressive behaviour as a function of:

Gender differences in aggression virtually disappear when there is no provocation.