Question 1

Research demonstrates that, when shown a model who responds to provocation in a restrained, pleasant manner, children

Accepted Answer

A)  perceive the model as weak. 
B)  focus on the provocateur and ignore the model. 
C)  make fun of the model. 
D)  are less likely to respond with aggression when they themselves are provoked. 
A)  perceive the model as weak. 
B)  focus on the provocateur and ignore the model. 
C)  make fun of the model. 
D)  are less likely to respond with aggression when they themselves are provoked.

Question 2

According to research presented in the text, _______ of all rapes or attempted rapes occur between people who know each other.

Accepted Answer

A) 15% 
B) 35% 
C) 50% 
D) 85% 
A) 15% 
B) 35% 
C) 50% 
D) 85%

Question 3

Jeff is participating in a research study where he is given several drinks.He is told that the goal is to get his blood alcohol level to a point just shy of the legal driving limit.However, he is really only getting a nonalcoholic mixer and fruit juice.How will Jeff behave toward another participant who just insulted his favorite sports team and manage to spill a drink on Jeff's shoes, and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeff will most likely behave aggressively because he expects to be disinhibited by alcohol. 
B)  Jeff will most likely not behave aggressively because he is not being affected physiologically by the alcohol. 
C)  Jeff will most likely behave aggressively because he is being physiologically aroused by the alcohol. 
D)  Jeff will most likely not behave aggressively because his cognitive processes will be slowed by the alcohol. 
A)  Jeff will most likely behave aggressively because he expects to be disinhibited by alcohol. 
B)  Jeff will most likely not behave aggressively because he is not being affected physiologically by the alcohol. 
C)  Jeff will most likely behave aggressively because he is being physiologically aroused by the alcohol. 
D)  Jeff will most likely not behave aggressively because his cognitive processes will be slowed by the alcohol.

Question 4

In a primitive tribe, Shantu fights with the other young men his age to impress the young ladies.As it turns out, several young women are attracted to him because he seems to be able to protect them and is rising in social status.In essence, Shantu's aggression can be explained in evolutionary terms as a display of

Accepted Answer

A) jealousy. 
B) dominance. 
C) brutality. 
D) fertility. 
A) jealousy. 
B) dominance. 
C) brutality. 
D) fertility.

Question 5

Males tend to be more violent in their teens and twenties than later in life.Based on evolutionary theory (as discussed by the authors of your text), why would this be true?

Accepted Answer

A) They are having trouble finding their place in the world. 
B) These are peak reproductive years. 
C) They are starting puberty. 
D) This is when antisocial personality disorder manifests. 
A) They are having trouble finding their place in the world. 
B) These are peak reproductive years. 
C) They are starting puberty. 
D) This is when antisocial personality disorder manifests.

Question 6

Violent video games seem to have a stronger influence on behavior because of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Games have more flashing lights and sounds than television shows. 
B) Games reward violence. 
C) Children spend more time playing video games than watching other media. 
D) Children can play games on their computers and not just the television. 
A) Games have more flashing lights and sounds than television shows. 
B) Games reward violence. 
C) Children spend more time playing video games than watching other media. 
D) Children can play games on their computers and not just the television.

Question 7

During the seventeenth century, when European fur traders arrived, the Iroquois changed from a peace-loving tribe to fierce enemies of their neighbors, the Hurons.This suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are consistent cultural norms driving the expression of aggression. 
B)  tribal inbreeding selects for aggressive behaviors. 
C)  economic and social competition can elicit aggression. 
D)  aggression is affected by innate propensities and learned inhibitory responses. 
A)  there are consistent cultural norms driving the expression of aggression. 
B)  tribal inbreeding selects for aggressive behaviors. 
C)  economic and social competition can elicit aggression. 
D)  aggression is affected by innate propensities and learned inhibitory responses.

Question 8

Teresa watches a lot of TV every day.Based on research presented in your text, how is Teresa most likely to view the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a safe place. 
B)  She probably lives in a fantasy world. 
C)  She views the world accurately. 
D)  She probably is overly fearful of being attacked. 
A)  It is a safe place. 
B)  She probably lives in a fantasy world. 
C)  She views the world accurately. 
D)  She probably is overly fearful of being attacked.

Question 9

The Teduray of the Philippines believe that humans are violent by nature, so they work to be sure that their behavior does not harm others.However, when will they become aggressive?

Accepted Answer

A)  When someone in the group commits adultery. 
B)  When they must protect themselves from outside groups. 
C)  When it is hunting season and they must compete with one another for scarce food. 
D)  When they have to compete to find a wife or husband. 
A)  When someone in the group commits adultery. 
B)  When they must protect themselves from outside groups. 
C)  When it is hunting season and they must compete with one another for scarce food. 
D)  When they have to compete to find a wife or husband.

Question 10

Most social psychologists regard aggressive behavior patterns as

Accepted Answer

A)  infinitely modifiable and flexible. 
B)  completely due to culture, with no influence of biology. 
C)  inborn, but modifiable when threat is imminent. 
D)  expressing a limited range of responses to provocation. 
A)  infinitely modifiable and flexible. 
B)  completely due to culture, with no influence of biology. 
C)  inborn, but modifiable when threat is imminent. 
D)  expressing a limited range of responses to provocation.

Question 11

________ aggression is an act in the service of a goal that does not involve the infliction of pain.

Accepted Answer

A)  Misplaced 
B)  Hostile 
C)  Instrumental 
D)  Oblique 
A)  Misplaced 
B)  Hostile 
C)  Instrumental 
D)  Oblique

Question 12

In an early experiment regarding the effects of violent media (Liebert & Baron, 1972), one group of young children watched an extremely violent episode of a police show.Another group watched an exciting, but not violent show.What were the results of this experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) The children who watched the police show were more aggressive with playmates. 
B) The children who watched the non-violent show were more aggressive with playmates. 
C) Both groups were equally aggressive with playmates. 
D) Both groups were equally aggressive with their parents. 
A) The children who watched the police show were more aggressive with playmates. 
B) The children who watched the non-violent show were more aggressive with playmates. 
C) Both groups were equally aggressive with playmates. 
D) Both groups were equally aggressive with their parents.

Question 13

A prison guard has to transport (by bus) four prisoners convicted of violent crimes.Based on information from your text, who would be most likely to cause the guard problems and behave aggressively?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rough Robbie, who has a row in the bus all to himself 
B)  Tough Tony, who is sitting right by the air conditioning vent 
C)  Bold Bob, who is squeezed next to the luggage and is next to the smelly bathroom 
D)  Gunshot George, who is sleepy 
A)  Rough Robbie, who has a row in the bus all to himself 
B)  Tough Tony, who is sitting right by the air conditioning vent 
C)  Bold Bob, who is squeezed next to the luggage and is next to the smelly bathroom 
D)  Gunshot George, who is sleepy

Question 14

You've just finished reading Chapter 12 on aggression.Your roommate-a chemistry major-is fascinated by all the interesting things you have learned in your social psychology course and asks you, "Well, if anger sometimes leads to aggression, what am I supposed to do?" What would you say to her?

Accepted Answer

You should tell her that there is nothin

Question 15

________ is to aggression as ________ is to cooperation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive dissonance; empathy 
B)  Dehumanization; empathy 
C)  Rewards; punishment 
D)  Self-justification; self-affirmation 
A)  Cognitive dissonance; empathy 
B)  Dehumanization; empathy 
C)  Rewards; punishment 
D)  Self-justification; self-affirmation

Question 16

According to a team of researchers who investigated 15 school shootings that occurred between 1995 and 2001, the motivation behind the vast majority of these shootings was

Accepted Answer

A)  anger from being bullied and socially rejected. 
B)  arousal from being involved in sports. 
C)  shame at being too popular. 
D)  depression from being physically unfit. 
A)  anger from being bullied and socially rejected. 
B)  arousal from being involved in sports. 
C)  shame at being too popular. 
D)  depression from being physically unfit.

Question 17

Two experiments in England found that after playing a violent video game, people were numb to the feelings of others and less likely to help them.In these experiments, those negative feelings and behavior were directed toward

Accepted Answer

A) the elderly. 
B) alternative lifestyles. 
C) immigrants. 
D) women. 
A) the elderly. 
B) alternative lifestyles. 
C) immigrants. 
D) women.

Question 18

Are school shootings such as the Columbine massacre simply the result of deranged individuals acting independently? What does social psychology suggest about why school shootings occur and about how the problem might be addressed?

Accepted Answer

Social psychology suggests that school s

Question 19

Mike knows he is supposed to pick up Laura for their date, buy dinner and drinks, and try to get her to have sex with him.Laura knows she is supposed to eat very little at dinner, not pay for anything, and resist all of Mike's sexual advances.Mike's and Laura's behavior demonstrates that they both understand the current _______ in their culture.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual scripts 
B) frustrations 
C) provocations 
D) aggressive stimuli 
A) sexual scripts 
B) frustrations 
C) provocations 
D) aggressive stimuli

Question 20

Capital punishment has served as a(n) ________ deterrent to those who consider commission of such crimes.This is evidenced by the ________ in the rate of capital crimes when the death penalty is enforced.

Accepted Answer

A)  excellent; decrease 
B)  poor; decrease 
C)  excellent; increase 
D)  poor; lack of change 
A)  excellent; decrease 
B)  poor; decrease 
C)  excellent; increase 
D)  poor; lack of change

Research demonstrates that, when shown a model who responds to provocation in a restrained, pleasant manner, children

According to research presented in the text, _______ of all rapes or attempted rapes occur between people who know each other.

Males tend to be more violent in their teens and twenties than later in life.Based on evolutionary theory (as discussed by the authors of your text), why would this be true?

Violent video games seem to have a stronger influence on behavior because of which of the following?

During the seventeenth century, when European fur traders arrived, the Iroquois changed from a peace-loving tribe to fierce enemies of their neighbors, the Hurons.This suggests that

Teresa watches a lot of TV every day.Based on research presented in your text, how is Teresa most likely to view the world?

The Teduray of the Philippines believe that humans are violent by nature, so they work to be sure that their behavior does not harm others.However, when will they become aggressive?

Most social psychologists regard aggressive behavior patterns as

________ aggression is an act in the service of a goal that does not involve the infliction of pain.

In an early experiment regarding the effects of violent media (Liebert & Baron, 1972), one group of young children watched an extremely violent episode of a police show.Another group watched an exciting, but not violent show.What were the results of this experiment?

A prison guard has to transport (by bus) four prisoners convicted of violent crimes.Based on information from your text, who would be most likely to cause the guard problems and behave aggressively?

You've just finished reading Chapter 12 on aggression.Your roommate-a chemistry major-is fascinated by all the interesting things you have learned in your social psychology course and asks you, "Well, if anger sometimes leads to aggression, what am I supposed to do?" What would you say to her?

is to aggression as is to cooperation.

According to a team of researchers who investigated 15 school shootings that occurred between 1995 and 2001, the motivation behind the vast majority of these shootings was

Two experiments in England found that after playing a violent video game, people were numb to the feelings of others and less likely to help them.In these experiments, those negative feelings and behavior were directed toward

Are school shootings such as the Columbine massacre simply the result of deranged individuals acting independently? What does social psychology suggest about why school shootings occur and about how the problem might be addressed?

Capital punishment has served as a(n) deterrent to those who consider commission of such crimes.This is evidenced by the in the rate of capital crimes when the death penalty is enforced.

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Prejudice: Causes Consequences and Cures

Making a Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future

Social Psychology and Health

Social Psychology and the Law

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Exam 12: Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People Can We Prevent It

Research demonstrates that, when shown a model who responds to provocation in a restrained, pleasant manner, children

According to research presented in the text, _______ of all rapes or attempted rapes occur between people who know each other.

Males tend to be more violent in their teens and twenties than later in life.Based on evolutionary theory (as discussed by the authors of your text), why would this be true?

Violent video games seem to have a stronger influence on behavior because of which of the following?

During the seventeenth century, when European fur traders arrived, the Iroquois changed from a peace-loving tribe to fierce enemies of their neighbors, the Hurons.This suggests that

Teresa watches a lot of TV every day.Based on research presented in your text, how is Teresa most likely to view the world?

The Teduray of the Philippines believe that humans are violent by nature, so they work to be sure that their behavior does not harm others.However, when will they become aggressive?

Most social psychologists regard aggressive behavior patterns as

________ aggression is an act in the service of a goal that does not involve the infliction of pain.

In an early experiment regarding the effects of violent media (Liebert & Baron, 1972), one group of young children watched an extremely violent episode of a police show.Another group watched an exciting, but not violent show.What were the results of this experiment?

A prison guard has to transport (by bus) four prisoners convicted of violent crimes.Based on information from your text, who would be most likely to cause the guard problems and behave aggressively?

You've just finished reading Chapter 12 on aggression.Your roommate-a chemistry major-is fascinated by all the interesting things you have learned in your social psychology course and asks you, "Well, if anger sometimes leads to aggression, what am I supposed to do?" What would you say to her?

________ is to aggression as ________ is to cooperation.

According to a team of researchers who investigated 15 school shootings that occurred between 1995 and 2001, the motivation behind the vast majority of these shootings was

Two experiments in England found that after playing a violent video game, people were numb to the feelings of others and less likely to help them.In these experiments, those negative feelings and behavior were directed toward

Are school shootings such as the Columbine massacre simply the result of deranged individuals acting independently? What does social psychology suggest about why school shootings occur and about how the problem might be addressed?

Capital punishment has served as a(n) ________ deterrent to those who consider commission of such crimes.This is evidenced by the ________ in the rate of capital crimes when the death penalty is enforced.

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Prejudice: Causes Consequences and Cures

Making a Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future

Social Psychology and Health

Social Psychology and the Law

Filters

is to aggression as is to cooperation.

Capital punishment has served as a(n) deterrent to those who consider commission of such crimes.This is evidenced by the in the rate of capital crimes when the death penalty is enforced.