Exam 10: Aggression: Hurting Others

Which of the following is an effect of playing violent video games?

According to George Gerbner and his University of Pennsylvania associates (1979,1994),surveys of adults and adolescents indicate that heavy television viewers are more likely than light viewers to:

The frustration-aggression theory suggests that frustration:

It was raining and Jessie's car had a flat tire.After she managed to fix it,she arrived home late and found that someone had parked in her assigned parking spot.When she entered her apartment,she kicked her pet cat.Jessie's behavior can perhaps be easily explained in terms of:

Which of the following refers to positive,constructive,helpful social behavior?

Laura meets Adam through social medi A.Soon,they fall in love and become physically intimate.Adam secretly records their sexual activity.He sends texts and mails to Laura and threatens her saying that he will release the video online unless his monetary demands are met.In the context of aggression,Adam's activity is referred to as ________.

In the context of neural influences on aggression,which of the following acts like an emergency brake on deeper brain areas involved in aggressive behavior?

In the context of media influences on aggression,pornography use is more common among men who ________.

Frustration is noted to arise from:

What can we conclude about the relationship between heat and aggression?

From a social learning perspective,how should Maggie and Nelson teach their daughter to stop throwing things when she is angry?

Frustration grows when:

After arguing with her boyfriend over telephone,Roberta throws the phone across the room.This behavior most clearly demonstrates:

The results of the Schachter and Singer (1962)experiment in which participants were injected with adrenaline prior to spending time with either a hostile or a euphoric person support the idea that:

Which one of the following does NOT predict increased aggression?

According to Bond (2004),men from cultures that ________ are more likely to behave aggressively than those from cultures with the opposite characteristics.

Yuna is a teenager and likes junk food.She answers back when her mother coaxes her to eat nutritious food.At school,she easily loses her temper and becomes aggressive over petty issues.She develops the habit of throwing and breaking things to vent her anger.In order to control her aggressive behavior,Yuna should opt for a diet ________.

The blocking of goal-directed behavior is called:

Studies of hormonal influences on aggression indicate that:

________ aggression aims to injure only as a means to some other end.