Exam 10: Aggression: Hurting Others

In the context of the influences on aggression,violent crimes are more likely committed:

The ________ view of aggression is that one's aggressive drive is reduced when one "releases" aggressive energy.

When in groups,aggression can increase because of all of the following EXCEPT:

The management of a multinational company has adopted a unique way to handle conflict situations among its employees and to manage aggressive behavior.When an employee feels frustrated or becomes aggressive,he or she is encouraged to go to the "cool-off room," where he or she can play squash or hit rubber walls with wooden bats.The management believes that releasing pent-up anger will be helpful in increasing employee performance and productivity.In the context of psychology,the management has given importance to the concept of ________.

Phil believes that aggression is unlearned and universal.In other words,Phil believes that aggression is:

Identify a consequence of repeatedly exposing people to erotic films that feature quick,uncommitted sex.

According to Fay and Maner (2014),heat leads to aggression only after sensitive people ________.

According to Kagan (1989)and Wilkowski and Robinson (2008),people's ________ and how intense and reactive they are are partly brought with them into the world,influenced by their sympathetic nervous system's reactivity.

Sigmund Freud speculated that human aggression springs from:

In the context of the influences on aggression,groups can amplify aggressive reactions partly by:

In the context of the influences on aggression,identify a true statement about the diffusion of responsibility.

In an experiment conducted by Griffitt (1970),students who answered questionnaires while they were ________ reported feeling more tired and aggressive and expressed more hostility toward a stranger than did participants in a control group.

Research on the culture of honor helps explain why:

In the context of culture change and world violence,which of the following statements is true?

Christos is a married man with two children and is committed to his wife of 12 years.When his wife and children go out of town for a week,he ends up watching a pornographic film.Christos starts regularly watching violently erotic movies that feature quick,uncommitted sex and gets addicted to them.As a result of watching such films,Christos is most likely to ________.

Joe had problems controlling himself as a young child.Which of the following is true of Joe as an adult?

In studies on violence,Eron and Huesmann (1980,1985)found that 8-year-olds who watched the most violence were:

Bandura (1979)contended that whether we act aggressively depends on:

Sophie bullies and physically abuses Wen,her junior,in school so that she will be feared as well as respected by other juniors.She also hopes to be popular by behaving in this manner.In the context of psychology,Sophie's behavior exemplifies ________.

All the following factors are likely to increase aggression EXCEPT: