Exam 9: Aggression: Hurting Others

Imagine that you've just finished vacuuming when your young daughter races through the house into the bathroom with her muddy shoes still on her feet.According to the revised version of the frustration-aggression theory,in which situation would you be the least angry at your daughter?

The lead story on the evening news was about the riot that day in the city where Lynn lives.According to the catharsis hypothesis,after watching the footage of the riot,Lynn will likely feel

According to the text,a dynamic salesperson who is self-assured,energetic,and "go-getting" on the sales floor should be described as

A man who is humiliated by his boss berates his wife,who yells at their son,who kicks the dog,which bites the mail carrier.This is an example of

Azrin's research with rats and other animal species has found that

Playing violent games more than playing non-violent games

Frustration grows when

Eron and Huesmann found that violence viewing among 875 eight-year-olds correlated with aggressiveness even after statistically pulling out several obvious possible third factors.Moreover,when they restudied these individuals as 19 years olds they discovered that viewing violence at age 8 ___________ predicted aggressiveness at age 19,but that aggressiveness at age 8 __________ predict viewing violence at age 19.

Which of the following aversive events can trigger an angry emotional outburst?

Heavy men who drink alcohol are significantly more aggressive after drinking alcohol compared to women and smaller men.

Aggression is lowest during adolescence and early adulthood.

In Schachter and Singer's classic study,participants injected with adrenaline were exposed to either an angry or a euphoric confederate.Participants who expected the injection to make them feel _____ became _____ when placed with the angry confederate.

When researching violence viewing among 875 eight-year-olds,Leonard Eron and Rowell Huesmann (1980,1985)found that aggressiveness at age 8 _____ predict viewing violence at age 19.

According to social-learning theory,aversive experiences lead directly to

Research has shown that abnormal brains can contribute to abnormally aggressive behaviour.

Researchers have argued that the presence of guns can elicit violence because they serve as aggression cues.According to your text,what other reason is associated with increased violence when guns,as compared to other weapons,are present?

When individuals engage in repeated violent video game-playing,all of the following are associated with an increased aggressive personality except

Tawanda is upset with Tina.During a social gathering she verbally puts Tina down in front of others.Tawanda's behaviour is

Which of the following would be considered as aggression according to the text?

Your friend Regina tells you that geese must have a flocking instinct because she often sees geese in flocks.Regina is doing something that social psychologists have done with the problem of aggression.Regina is