Question 1

Drawing on research described in the textbook, evaluate the claim that playing violent video games leads to aggression.

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Question 2

Research has found that social rejection activates the same brain regions as those activated when people are

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A)  planning how to form new relationships. 
B)  experiencing physical pain. 
C)  frustrated at doing poorly on an exam. 
D)  socially accepted.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of rape-prone cultures, as described in research by Peggy Reeves Sanday?

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A)  Rape is used as an act of war against enemy women. 
B)  Rape is portrayed in movies, television, or other cultural products. 
C)  Rape is part of a ritual act, such as a rite of passage to adulthood. 
D)  Rape is used as a threat against women to keep them subservient.

Question 4

Clayton grew up in a so-called culture of honor. Research conducted by Richard Nisbett, Dov Cohen, and their colleagues suggests that, relative to someone who did not grow up in this kind of culture, Clayton is more likely to act aggressively

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A)  after strenuous exercise. 
B)  after playing a violent video game. 
C)  when someone calls his girlfriend ugly. 
D)  when he is drunk.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT among the explanations for income equality given in the textbook?

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A)  Powerful feelings of social rejection among those at the bottom in unequal societies may trigger violence. 
B)  Inequality undermines cohesiveness, trust, and goodwill among members of a neighborhood, state, or country. 
C)  Inequality throws males into more extreme competition for economic resources and access to mates. 
D)  People who are genetically more prone to violent behavior tend to be at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum.

Question 6

Which of the following hypotheses was proposed to help explain the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School?

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A)  The killers frequently played violent video games. 
B)  The killers felt rejected by the more popular students at school. 
C)  The killers were high in power and therefore had reduced inhibitions. 
D)  Both a and b are correct.

Question 7

Richard Nisbett and Dov Cohen believe that a culture of honor developed in the southern United States because the North was founded by ________ settlers, who were ________, but the South was founded by ________ settlers, who were ________, and thus had to become tough and willing to protect their property from raids.

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A)  Scottish and Irish; farmers; English, Dutch, and German; herders 
B)  English, Dutch, and German; herders; Scottish and Irish; farmers 
C)  English, Dutch, and German; farmers; Scottish and Irish; herders 
D)  Scottish and Irish; herders; English, Dutch, and German; farmers

Question 8

Research suggests that parents are more likely to talk about emotions with girls than with boys, which may cultivate greater empathy in women. This supports the ________ theory that men are ________ into being more physically aggressive.

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A)  cultural; forced 
B)  evolutionary; socialized 
C)  cultural; socialized 
D)  emotion-based; nurtured

Question 9

The ________ region of the United States leads the nation in argument-related homicide rates.

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A)  northern 
B)  western 
C)  eastern 
D)  southern

Question 10

In what month might you expect that major league baseball pitchers would be more likely to hit batters?

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A)  April 
B)  March 
C)  August 
D)  September

Exam 13: Aggression