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

Opponents of the death penalty for certain violent crimes might use social-psychological data to argue that one reason why the threat of capital punishment doesn't serve as an effective deterrent to violence is that

Based on the research presented in the text, if a group of 4-year-old girls wanted the play purse that another girl was given, what are they most likely to do?

Bonobos are a close primate relative to humans, sharing 98 percent of human DNA.Bonobos are particularly interesting to use when studying aggression because they are

Imagine you have a friend who is typically quiet, thoughtful, and reserved.However, when your friend drinks, you can never tell what he/she is going to do.One minute your friend is dancing wildly and having a great time, but the next minute your friend is reacting aggressively to being slightly nudged by another dancer.Describe two reasons presented in the text for why alcohol would have such an effect on your friend.

You've just read Chapter 12 on aggression.Your friend Jane is trying to reduce her son Austin's aggressive tendencies.Of the alternatives below, which would you recommend to Jane?

All of the following EXCEPT ________ are likely to help defuse angry feelings in a nonaggressive manner.

Based on the evolutionary explanations for aggression presented in your text, who is most likely to be physically aggressive?

Kevin is told that if he works for five days at a telemarketing job, he can expect to earn $100 a day on commission alone.When he gets his paycheck at the end of the week, it comes to only about $80 per day.He's very upset even when he finds out that his coworkers all made only about $60 each per day.This is an example of

The Pygmies of Central Africa and the Arapesh of New Guinea live in peace and harmony, while European history consists of one war after the other.Formerly peace-loving, the Iroquois became a fierce and aggressive Native American tribe in the seventeenth century.These examples illustrate that

"It's the male's role to persist in his sexual advances, and the woman's role to set limits." The preceding statement is an example of a sexual

You've arrived half an hour late to pick up a friend.She was scheduled to take an examination, and even if you speed on the way to the university, she will now lose at least twenty minutes of the time she needs to complete the exam.According to the authors, what is the best thing to say when you arrive?

How would a cognitive dissonance theorist counter the Freudian argument that catharsis-blowing off steam to relieve the buildup of destructive aggressive impulses-will reduce aggression? Use an example of yelling or using sarcasm to vent our anger at someone who has angered us.

Teresa punches a pillow every time she feels aggression building up toward her younger brother, and this makes her feel relieved and more relaxed.Such an outcome supports the notion of

Which of the following programs is likely to be the most effective in reducing the incidents of bullying in a school?

________ refers to the perception that you (or your group) have less than you were led to expect, or less than similar others have.

Some people argue that aggression is innate rather than learned.Describe research evidence that genetics are not the whole story behind animal aggression.

A sports psychologist observed the behavior of fans during an especially violent hockey game.Contrary to predictions based on the notion of catharsis, Russell found that the belligerence and hostility of the spectators

According to your textbook, most social psychologists agree that aggression is a(n) ________ strategy.

After successfully reducing bullying in Norwegian schools by half, Olweus (1991) suggested that reducing bullying boils down to

The idea of venting one's frustrations and anger by aggressing in harmless ways is an oversimplification of ________ theory of catharsis.