Question 1

According to social-learning theory,aggression is most likely when we ___________ and ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) are aroused; it seems safe and rewarding to aggress 
B) feel hopeless; alternative strategies to achieve important goals have failed 
C) are deprived; see others profiting from aggression 
D) suffer a loss of self-esteem; want to impress others 
A) are aroused; it seems safe and rewarding to aggress 
B) feel hopeless; alternative strategies to achieve important goals have failed 
C) are deprived; see others profiting from aggression 
D) suffer a loss of self-esteem; want to impress others

Question 2

Mild physical punishment,such as spanking,is linked to later aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Research suggests that the sight of a weapon can

Accepted Answer

A) elicit frustration. 
B) sensitize one to the danger of violence. 
C) amplify aggression. 
D) produce catharsis. 
A) elicit frustration. 
B) sensitize one to the danger of violence. 
C) amplify aggression. 
D) produce catharsis.

Question 4

Diffusion of responsibility is one example of why individuals increase their aggression,especially when in a group setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the risk factors of exposure to violent media?

Accepted Answer

A) exposure to violent media is a significant predictor of aggression 
B) exposure to violent media ensures aggressive behaviour 
C) exposure to violent media makes people more sensitive towards aggression 
D) exposure to violent media creates an aversion for hate-group websites 
A) exposure to violent media is a significant predictor of aggression 
B) exposure to violent media ensures aggressive behaviour 
C) exposure to violent media makes people more sensitive towards aggression 
D) exposure to violent media creates an aversion for hate-group websites

Question 6

Jessie's car had a flat tire in the rain.After she managed to fix it,she arrived home late only to have the parking spot that is just in front of her apartment taken by a faster driver.Entering her home,she kicks her pet cat,who is waiting at the door.Jessie's behaviour is perhaps most easily explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) frustration-aggression theory. 
B) the adaptation-level phenomenon. 
C) Murphy's law. 
D) social learning theory. 
A) frustration-aggression theory. 
B) the adaptation-level phenomenon. 
C) Murphy's law. 
D) social learning theory.

Question 7

The social learning approach suggests that to reduce aggression we should

Accepted Answer

A) model competitive behaviour. 
B) reward competitive behaviour. 
C) ignore aggressive behaviour. 
D) encourage competitive behaviour. 
A) model competitive behaviour. 
B) reward competitive behaviour. 
C) ignore aggressive behaviour. 
D) encourage competitive behaviour.

Question 8

Sigmund Freud argued that aggression ultimately springs from

Accepted Answer

A) an innate sexual drive. 
B) a primitive death urge. 
C) observation of aggressive adult models. 
D) blocking of goal-directed behaviour. 
A) an innate sexual drive. 
B) a primitive death urge. 
C) observation of aggressive adult models. 
D) blocking of goal-directed behaviour.

Question 9

Researchers have found that in both the laboratory and real-world contexts,increased aggression is predicted by

Accepted Answer

A) the absence of weapons. 
B) female actors. 
C) group interaction. 
D) reduced provocation. 
A) the absence of weapons. 
B) female actors. 
C) group interaction. 
D) reduced provocation.

Question 10

In a revision of frustration-aggression theory,Berkowitz emphasized the importance of

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive cues,such as weapons. 
B) the role of biochemical influences,such as alcohol. 
C) relative deprivation and the adaptation level phenomenon. 
D) catharsis as a reducer of frustration. 
A) aggressive cues,such as weapons. 
B) the role of biochemical influences,such as alcohol. 
C) relative deprivation and the adaptation level phenomenon. 
D) catharsis as a reducer of frustration.

Question 11

Experimental studies of the catharsis hypothesis lead to the conclusion that

Accepted Answer

A) expressing hostility leads to decreased violence. 
B) expressing hostility breeds more hostility. 
C) physical arousal leads to reduced aggression. 
D) sexual arousal decreases physical aggression. 
A) expressing hostility leads to decreased violence. 
B) expressing hostility breeds more hostility. 
C) physical arousal leads to reduced aggression. 
D) sexual arousal decreases physical aggression.

Question 12

Laboratory experiments confirm that exposure to violent pornography

Accepted Answer

A) increases punitive behaviour towards women. 
B) increases punitive behaviour towards both men and women. 
C) increases men's sympathy towards female victimization. 
D) increases men's sensitivity towards women. 
A) increases punitive behaviour towards women. 
B) increases punitive behaviour towards both men and women. 
C) increases men's sympathy towards female victimization. 
D) increases men's sensitivity towards women.

Question 13

What does researcher Anderson (2003,2004)suggest to parents to ensure that their children's media diet is healthy?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents should control what their child watches in someone else's home. 
B) Parents should have control over deciding what their child watches in school. 
C) Parents should decide what their child watches at a library. 
D) Parents should control what their child watches in their own home. 
A) Parents should control what their child watches in someone else's home. 
B) Parents should have control over deciding what their child watches in school. 
C) Parents should decide what their child watches at a library. 
D) Parents should control what their child watches in their own home.

Question 14

Repeated exposure to fictional scenes of a man overpowering and arousing a woman

Accepted Answer

A) creates a catharsis experience for men. 
B) distorts people's perceptions of how women actually respond to sexual coercion. 
C) decreases men's aggression against women. 
D) increases men's aggression against women. 
A) creates a catharsis experience for men. 
B) distorts people's perceptions of how women actually respond to sexual coercion. 
C) decreases men's aggression against women. 
D) increases men's aggression against women.

Question 15

Men who sexually coerce women often combine ___________ with ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual fantasies; shyness 
B) sexual fantasies; hostile masculinity 
C) sexual promiscuity; shyness 
D) sexual promiscuity; hostile masculinity 
A) sexual fantasies; shyness 
B) sexual fantasies; hostile masculinity 
C) sexual promiscuity; shyness 
D) sexual promiscuity; hostile masculinity

Question 16

Which of the following is not an example of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) terrorism 
B) a predator stalking its prey 
C) assisted suicide 
D) bar brawl 
A) terrorism 
B) a predator stalking its prey 
C) assisted suicide 
D) bar brawl

Question 17

One of the dangers of viewing television violence is that it may provide us with ____________ on how to act in new situations or when we are uncertain.

Accepted Answer

A) deindividuation 
B) social scripts 
C) catharsis 
D) diffusion of responsibility 
A) deindividuation 
B) social scripts 
C) catharsis 
D) diffusion of responsibility

Question 18

The death penalty has not been shown to effectively deter homicide.One reason for this is that most murders are the result of

Accepted Answer

A) hormonal influences. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) instrumental aggression. 
D) a malfunctioning amygdala. 
A) hormonal influences. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) instrumental aggression. 
D) a malfunctioning amygdala.

Question 19

According to research,

Accepted Answer

A) television's fictional world also moulds our conceptions of the real world. 
B) television may affect our behaviour but it does not affect our thinking. 
C) television affects our behaviour but not our attitudes. 
D) television affects our emotions. 
A) television's fictional world also moulds our conceptions of the real world. 
B) television may affect our behaviour but it does not affect our thinking. 
C) television affects our behaviour but not our attitudes. 
D) television affects our emotions.

Question 20

The conclusion of researchers on the relationship between violence in television and real-life aggressive behaviour is best stated as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Television is a cause of social violence but only in the long term. 
B) Television is not correlated with social violence. 
C) Television is a controllable cause of social violence. 
D) Television violence and social aggression are correlated but are not causally linked. 
A) Television is a cause of social violence but only in the long term. 
B) Television is not correlated with social violence. 
C) Television is a controllable cause of social violence. 
D) Television violence and social aggression are correlated but are not causally linked.

According to social-learning theory,aggression is most likely when we _ and __.

Mild physical punishment,such as spanking,is linked to later aggression.

Research suggests that the sight of a weapon can

Diffusion of responsibility is one example of why individuals increase their aggression,especially when in a group setting.

What are the risk factors of exposure to violent media?

The social learning approach suggests that to reduce aggression we should

Sigmund Freud argued that aggression ultimately springs from

Researchers have found that in both the laboratory and real-world contexts,increased aggression is predicted by

In a revision of frustration-aggression theory,Berkowitz emphasized the importance of

Experimental studies of the catharsis hypothesis lead to the conclusion that

Laboratory experiments confirm that exposure to violent pornography

What does researcher Anderson (2003,2004)suggest to parents to ensure that their children's media diet is healthy?

Repeated exposure to fictional scenes of a man overpowering and arousing a woman

Men who sexually coerce women often combine _ with _.

Which of the following is not an example of aggression?

One of the dangers of viewing television violence is that it may provide us with ____________ on how to act in new situations or when we are uncertain.

The death penalty has not been shown to effectively deter homicide.One reason for this is that most murders are the result of

According to research,

The conclusion of researchers on the relationship between violence in television and real-life aggressive behaviour is best stated as which of the following?

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Altruism: Helping Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Sources of Prejudice

Consequences of Prejudice

Social Psychology in Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

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Exam 9: Aggression: Hurting Others

According to social-learning theory,aggression is most likely when we ___________ and ____________.

Mild physical punishment,such as spanking,is linked to later aggression.

Research suggests that the sight of a weapon can

Diffusion of responsibility is one example of why individuals increase their aggression,especially when in a group setting.

What are the risk factors of exposure to violent media?

The social learning approach suggests that to reduce aggression we should

Sigmund Freud argued that aggression ultimately springs from

Researchers have found that in both the laboratory and real-world contexts,increased aggression is predicted by

In a revision of frustration-aggression theory,Berkowitz emphasized the importance of

Experimental studies of the catharsis hypothesis lead to the conclusion that

Laboratory experiments confirm that exposure to violent pornography

What does researcher Anderson (2003,2004)suggest to parents to ensure that their children's media diet is healthy?

Repeated exposure to fictional scenes of a man overpowering and arousing a woman

Men who sexually coerce women often combine ___________ with ___________.

Which of the following is not an example of aggression?

One of the dangers of viewing television violence is that it may provide us with ____________ on how to act in new situations or when we are uncertain.

The death penalty has not been shown to effectively deter homicide.One reason for this is that most murders are the result of

According to research,

The conclusion of researchers on the relationship between violence in television and real-life aggressive behaviour is best stated as which of the following?

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Altruism: Helping Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Sources of Prejudice

Consequences of Prejudice

Social Psychology in Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Filters

According to social-learning theory,aggression is most likely when we _ and __.

Men who sexually coerce women often combine _ with _.