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

Rape may occur as a result of having sex

Proponents of the death penalty might use social-psychological data to assert that it can become an effective deterrent if

Julie is really interested in Tom.She flirts with him at lunch a few times, and finally asks him out for a drink on Friday.According to the authors of your text, Julie's behavior is

A sports psychologist observed the behavior of fans during an especially violent hockey game.He found that as the game progressed, spectators became more belligerent and hostile, not less.These findings present a direct challenge to the assumption that ________ reduces aggression.

Which of the following is out of place?

The authors of your text suggest that openly and rationally discussing something that has made you angry with close friends can lead to

According to the relationship between frustration and aggression, who is most likely to get into an argument with someone who cuts in line ahead of him or her?

Nisbett (1993) has conducted research pointing to regional differences in the propensity to aggress.Based on his findings, which of the men below would be more likely to beat up another man who called his wife "ugly"?

According to the frustration-aggression theory, frustration-the perception that we are being prevented from reaching a goal-does not always lead to aggression.What factors increase the odds that frustrated people will aggress?

Recall an experiment in which participants were insulted either before or after they learned that the offender was upset due to a low grade.Participants were more likely to retaliate when the situation was explained to them after the insult.These results support the idea that provocation is less likely to result in an aggressive response when

According to cognitive dissonance theorists, when people attempt to vent their aggressive impulses by harming another person, they are more likely to engage in later acts of aggression because

Research by Patterson (1974) found that high school football players were more competitive and aggressive in _____ than ______ weeks; thereby contracting the predictions of the supporters of catharsis.

You are about to leave on vacation and your brother is driving you to the airport.Unfortunately, you get to the airport too late and you find out that your flight has already left.Under which of the following conditions are you most likely to feel aggressive toward your brother and want to scream at him?

Research examining the "think-drink" effect gave some participants a nonalcoholic drink, some a weak alcohol drink, and some a strong alcohol drink to see how aggressive they would be.The participants were also told how much alcohol they were getting, but the researchers did not necessarily tell them the truth about the amount.What is(are) the independent variable(s)?

The phenomenon of "road rage" has been given increasing attention by print and electronic media.Briefly, road rage involves retaliations against other drivers (e.g., shooting, running them off the road) that far exceed their offenses (e.g., driving too slowly, tailgating).You're designing next year's model cars, and have just read Chapter 12 (Aggression).What new design feature might you suggest?

Based on the research presented in your text on aggression, what advice would you give to Tim, who just found out he didn't make the baseball team and is angry?

________ occurs when a person is thwarted on the way to an expected goal or gratification.

Biologist Zing Yang Kuo (1961) demonstrated that a cat that had been raised from birth with a rat in the same cage would attack neither that specific rat nor other rats.This research suggests that

Explain the role of social conditions in changing the Iroquois tribe from peaceable people to fierce warriors.

A researcher (Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1963) raised rats in isolation.When other rats were finally introduced into their cages, rats raised alone ________, suggesting that ________.