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

Citizens are outraged at an unpopular government policy, and in many parts of the country they have taken to the streets to protest.Results of research on the "long, hot summer" would lead you to predict that in the ________ would be LEAST likely to fill the streets in protest.

You woke up late and are far behind at work.When you reach the end of your rope, you treat your secretary with hostility and disrespect.This mistreatment causes you to experience dissonance, which you are most likely to reduce by

Andrea asks her friends to spread a nasty rumor about her opponent for the office of class president to attempt to damage his reputation in the days before the election.This is an example of

Which of the following is false?

Recall that participants in a research experiment presented in the text were insulted by an alleged medical technician who was taking some physiological measurements.Half of the participants were given the chance to vent their hostility, and half were not.Those who were allowed to vent their hostility by complaining to the technician's supervisor

Recall that Feshbach (1989, 1997) implemented a thirty-hour program in the Los Angeles schools designed to teach students empathy and perspective-taking skills.She found that this program improved all of the following for children EXCEPT

According to Nisbett (1993), a(n) ________ is characteristic of regions where inhabitants evolved from herding societies, and thus ________.

Given what the text presents about temperature and levels of aggression, during which month would you expect to find the highest rate of violent crime in North America?

Survey research by Nisbett (1993) has revealed that although southerners are no more likely than northerners to endorse aggression in general,

Ed is steaming mad and ready to punch the next person he sees.According to the authors of your text, what is the first, best thing he should do to help him resolve his anger effectively?

Because violence is of concern to social psychologists and the public, a great deal of research has focused on the effects of exposure to televised violence on both children and adults.Many studies have found support for social-learning theory explanations for the effects of violent television.What are five reasons why television violence contributes to aggressive behavior in children and adults?

Social-psychological research has revealed that exposure to televised violence might weaken viewers' inhibitions about using violence in their own lives.If Peter is one such person, what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops-and-robbers show?

Research on the effects of aggressive stimuli shows that

Olweus (1991) was able to curtail bullying in a Norwegian school system by training administrators and teachers to be vigilant and to make timely and reasonable interventions.Part of the strategy to reduce bullying involved

Which of the following parent-child interactions is most likely to reduce the child's aggressive behavior?

Longitudinal studies of violence and aggression have shown that exposure to violence in media or video games has the strongest relationship in children who

A steady diet of violent television fare can encourage aggression in children who are consequently ________ respond aggressively in real life.

Based on research conducted with nonhuman animals, it is reasonable to conclude that aggression

Which statement below most accurately reflects the relationship between alcohol and aggression?

How does female-dominated society lead bonobos to deal with conflict?