Exam 9: Aggression: Hurting Others

In Sweden,those with a genetic sibling convicted of a violent crime were __________ times as likely to be convicted themselves.

Becky has just had a frustrating day in her university classes and while she knows she shouldn't behave aggressively towards her professors,she is angry and ends up taking this out on someone else.Which of the following individuals is Becky most likely to displace her aggression towards?

Through social contagion,groups __________ aggressive tendencies,much as they __________ other tendencies.

Imagine that researchers have come up with a new substance called sumense,which decreases people's self-awareness and reduces their ability to consider the consequences of their actions.What effect do you expect sumense would have on adolescents' aggression?

According to research,approximately half of murders erupt from which of the following?

Prosocial music,compared to neutral music,is correlated with less aggressive behaviour in people who listen to it.

Studies of hormonal influences on aggression indicate that

Who among the following argued that there is an inborn aggressive drive?

It is the near consensus among social psychologists today that the catharsis hypothesis of aggressive expression,as Freud,Lorenz,and their followers supposed,

Instrumental aggression is defined as aggression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself.

Which of the following statements about aggression is NOT true?

The perception that one is less well off than others to whom one compares oneself is referred to as

Television violence can affect social behaviour in all but which of the following ways?

The act of deliberately hurting someone while driven by anger and performed as an end in itself defines

A research study found that college students who viewed porn more frequently in a 30-day period were more likely than students who view porn less frequently to

Research with children suggests that observing aggressive behaviour can

___________ aggression in humans appears to parallel __________ aggression in animals.

Two groups of research participants are shown the same very violent film.Group A is very disturbed by the film.Group B is not disturbed by the film.What is the most likely explanation for the difference?

The results of the Schachter and Singer experiment in which participants were injected with adrenaline prior to waiting with either a hostile or euphoric person support the idea that

Mark bullies others to demonstrate dominance and high status.This is a form of instrumental aggression.