Exam 12: Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

According to the authors of your text,which of the following is the least plausible explanation for the Harris and Klebold's massacre at Columbine High School?

Who is most likely to have said the following about human nature: "It is not determined by blood,but by the society we belong to."

Which of the following findings provides the soundest support for the assertion that we learn aggression by observing others and imitating them?

According to social-psychological research ,what are the "ideal conditions" for punishment to be an effective deterrent to violence? Punishment must be

Jim watches a heavy dose of violent TV cop shows.According to research by Margaret Thomas and her colleagues (1977),what is one likely outcome of this behavior? Jim will

Results of research on the effects of nonviolent pornographic films on aggression towards women

Well-controlled laboratory experiments and field studies have revealed that alcohol consumption contributes to aggression by

Correlational research demonstrating the connection between viewing television violence and subsequent acts of aggression most supports which of the following theories of aggression?

You are marketing a department store.Based on results of research by Bushman and Bonacci (2002)about people's memory for products and services advertised during different types of television programs,which program should you direct your advertising dollars to?

Lucy meets her date at his apartment.He tells her to wait in the living room while he finishes getting ready.As she looks around,she notices some explicit things around his apartment.Under which circumstances should Lucy be worried that she is most likely to be date raped?

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

Which of the following is an example of hostile rather than of instrumental aggression?

Desdemona is having a bad day.As she runs to answer the phone,she bangs her knee on the coffee table.Cursing and limping,Desdemona grabs the phone and tosses it across the room.She never did figure out who called.This is an example of

Based on what your text reports,which of the following conditions of punishment is most likely to deter violent criminals?

____ refers to the ability to experience events and emotions the way that another person does.

Dan 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.This program has reduced bullying by as much as 50 percent because

Dehumanizing an enemy (e.g.,referring to Germans as "Krauts" or Japanese as "Nips" or "Japs" during World War II or referring to Vietnamese as "gooks" during the Vietnam War)can contribute to further aggression and even wartime atrocities by

According to crime statistics reported by your text,when are males most likely to be violent?

The authors of your text suggest that children see a rather large amount of violence by watching television.Specifically,the average 12-year-old American child has seen about ____ murders.

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