Question 1

The 2013-2014 bullying prevention program in New Jersey used "anticonflict intervention groups as part of their program. The role of these groups was to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  determine school-wide rewards for positive behaviors 
B)  determine school-wide penalties for bullying behaviors 
C)  design anti-bullying campaigns for implementation in their schools 
D)  design an appeal process for students who felt they had been bullied

Question 2

A researcher (Pennebaker, 1990) asked people who had experienced a traumatic event to describe the event and how they experienced it. Six months later, he found that these people __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were less likely to let their frustration lead to aggression 
B)  were healthier 
C)  made internal attributions for the traumatic event 
D)  made external attributions for the traumatic event

Question 3

In a classic experiment (Barker, Dembo, & Lewin, 1941) researchers prevented children from playing with attractive toys. Once the children gained access to the toys, they behaved destructively, smashing the toys and throwing them against the wall. These results demonstrate the power of __________ to increase aggression.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute deprivation 
B)  frustration 
C)  social learning 
D)  aggressive stimuli

Question 4

Based on social-cognitive learning theory, what is one reason why parents who were abused as children are more likely to abuse their own children in turn?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggression is inherited. 
B)  They are usually uneducated. 
C)  They learned that violence is acceptable. 
D)  They are pressured by the grandparents to use an iron fist.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  culture of honor; aggression is relatively rare 
B)  culture of honor; some forms of aggression are more common 
C)  norm of "machismo"; aggression is more common and more lethal 
D)  ethos of cooperation; aggression has become evolutionarily maladaptive

Question 6

Describe the role of testosterone in aggression. In your answer describe the Challenge Hypothesis and the Dual-Hormone Hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

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 __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  apologizing to the secretary and bringing him back flowers from your lunch break 
B)  thinking about all the irresponsible or inept things he's ever done 
C)  revising your self-concept, resigning yourself to acting capriciously mean 
D)  engaging in self-verification by "confessing" your bad behavior to a colleague

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the criminal justice system becomes more "color blind" 
B)  it were more selectively applied 
C)  law enforcement could work more efficiently and promptly 
D)  it were more broadly applied

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Frustration 
B)  Absolute deprivation 
C)  Relative deprivation 
D)  Aspirational deprivation

Question 10

According to evolutionary theory, some psychologists argue that men are programmed to be aggressive. What is their explanation for this claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men are stronger than women, thus more aggressive. 
B)  Men are socialized to be more aggressive. 
C)  Aggression may help men perpetuate their genes. 
D)  Acts of aggression and violence are attractive to many women.

Question 11

Which of the following is an area of the brain that shows reduced activity when exposed to testosterone?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  orbitofrontal cortex 
D)  reward processing areas

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watch a violent movie to help relieve aggressive feelings. 
B)  Try to relax and restrain urges to be aggressive. 
C)  Play a violent game of rugby to vent. 
D)  Go to the gym and hit a punching bag for an hour.

Question 13

In 2013-2014 a bullying intervention program was initiated in New Jersey by Elizabeth Levy-Paluck and colleagues. The program was designed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  implement severe punishment for acts of bullying in schools 
B)  reward behavior that was considered to be kind 
C)  have well-known children in the schools convey the social norms for the school 
D)  use student juries to determine consequences for bullying behavior

Question 14

According to the analysis presented by the authors at the end of Chapter 12 (Aggression), the most effective way to try and reduce the likelihood of future school shootings is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the amount of violence teenagers view on television 
B)  reduce students' access to guns 
C)  change the exclusionary, cliquish atmosphere of most high schools 
D)  increase the penalties for any aggressive behavior

Question 15

Shortly after Mary and Robert were married, he became somewhat aggressive to other men who showed an interest in his wife, and made claims like, "Anyone who lays a hand on my woman has to go through me first." Such claims and aggression are explained by evolutionary theory as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  displays of dominance 
B)  acts of power 
C)  domestic violence 
D)  sexual jealousy

Question 16

Gary, a northern male who has a reputation for violence, has been drinking with his friends. Stan approaches Gary and insults his girlfriend. Gary and Stan get into a fistfight. Which of the following best explains why Gary and Stan began to fight? Research suggests that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  northern males are more prone to react to insults with aggression 
B)  alcohol is especially likely to interact with testosterone to increase aggression 
C)  alcohol lowers our social inhibitions and allows us to act impulsively 
D)  people from different parts of the country hold different expectations about the effects of alcohol

Question 17

Research has explained why men are less likely to apologize. Why is that?

Accepted Answer

A)  apologizing would be a weakness that would be passed on in the genes 
B)  men believe that apologizing would do damage to their egos 
C)  men have higher thresholds than women for what requires an apology 
D)  apologizing is taught to them as contrary to their gender role

Question 18

According to Pennebaker (1990), talking about our angry feelings and their sources can be physically and psychologically beneficial because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "opening up" and venting our feelings enhances mutual understanding 
B)  such self-disclosures often result in insights and increased self-awareness 
C)  such self-disclosures often yield apologies from the offending party 
D)  "opening up" and venting reduce our aggressive impulses

Question 19

Why is empathy training a good antidote to aggression? Empathy makes it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  harder to derogate our victims 
B)  easier to think about the consequences of our actions 
C)  easier to reduce cognitive dissonance 
D)  harder to reduce cognitive dissonance

Question 20

Gender differences show up in relational aggression around the age of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months 
B)  1 year 
C)  3 years 
D)  7 years

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

The 2013-2014 bullying prevention program in New Jersey used "anticonflict intervention groups as part of their program. The role of these groups was to __________.

A researcher (Pennebaker, 1990) asked people who had experienced a traumatic event to describe the event and how they experienced it. Six months later, he found that these people __________.

Based on social-cognitive learning theory, what is one reason why parents who were abused as children are more likely to abuse their own children in turn?

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

Describe the role of testosterone in aggression. In your answer describe the Challenge Hypothesis and the Dual-Hormone Hypothesis.

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 __________.

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

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

According to evolutionary theory, some psychologists argue that men are programmed to be aggressive. What is their explanation for this claim?

Which of the following is an area of the brain that shows reduced activity when exposed to testosterone?

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?

In 2013-2014 a bullying intervention program was initiated in New Jersey by Elizabeth Levy-Paluck and colleagues. The program was designed to __________.

According to the analysis presented by the authors at the end of Chapter 12 (Aggression) , the most effective way to try and reduce the likelihood of future school shootings is to __________.

Shortly after Mary and Robert were married, he became somewhat aggressive to other men who showed an interest in his wife, and made claims like, "Anyone who lays a hand on my woman has to go through me first." Such claims and aggression are explained by evolutionary theory as __________.

Gary, a northern male who has a reputation for violence, has been drinking with his friends. Stan approaches Gary and insults his girlfriend. Gary and Stan get into a fistfight. Which of the following best explains why Gary and Stan began to fight? Research suggests that __________.

Research has explained why men are less likely to apologize. Why is that?

According to Pennebaker (1990) , talking about our angry feelings and their sources can be physically and psychologically beneficial because __________.

Why is empathy training a good antidote to aggression? Empathy makes it __________.

Gender differences show up in relational aggression around the age of __________.

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

The 2013-2014 bullying prevention program in New Jersey used "anticonflict intervention groups as part of their program. The role of these groups was to __________.

A researcher (Pennebaker, 1990) asked people who had experienced a traumatic event to describe the event and how they experienced it. Six months later, he found that these people __________.

Based on social-cognitive learning theory, what is one reason why parents who were abused as children are more likely to abuse their own children in turn?

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

Describe the role of testosterone in aggression. In your answer describe the Challenge Hypothesis and the Dual-Hormone Hypothesis.

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 __________.

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

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

According to evolutionary theory, some psychologists argue that men are programmed to be aggressive. What is their explanation for this claim?

Which of the following is an area of the brain that shows reduced activity when exposed to testosterone?

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?

In 2013-2014 a bullying intervention program was initiated in New Jersey by Elizabeth Levy-Paluck and colleagues. The program was designed to __________.

According to the analysis presented by the authors at the end of Chapter 12 (Aggression) , the most effective way to try and reduce the likelihood of future school shootings is to __________.

Shortly after Mary and Robert were married, he became somewhat aggressive to other men who showed an interest in his wife, and made claims like, "Anyone who lays a hand on my woman has to go through me first." Such claims and aggression are explained by evolutionary theory as __________.

Gary, a northern male who has a reputation for violence, has been drinking with his friends. Stan approaches Gary and insults his girlfriend. Gary and Stan get into a fistfight. Which of the following best explains why Gary and Stan began to fight? Research suggests that __________.

Research has explained why men are less likely to apologize. Why is that?

According to Pennebaker (1990) , talking about our angry feelings and their sources can be physically and psychologically beneficial because __________.

Why is empathy training a good antidote to aggression? Empathy makes it __________.

Gender differences show up in relational aggression around the age of __________.

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