Question 1

In the psychology of aggression,the most widely studied hormone is:

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone. 
B) insulin. 
C) estrogen. 
D) amygdala. 
A) testosterone. 
B) insulin. 
C) estrogen. 
D) amygdala. A

Question 2

Samir is walking down the street when a group of boys start yelling insults and slurs at him,creating a conflict for him about how he thinks he should be treated and how he is treated.The _____ in Samir's brain will be the first region to become active when this occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) dorsal anterior cingulate cortex 
C) hypothalamus 
D) hippocampus 
A) amygdala 
B) dorsal anterior cingulate cortex 
C) hypothalamus 
D) hippocampus B

Question 3

Long-term exposure to pornography is:

Accepted Answer

A) associated with greater acceptance of violence against women. 
B) associated with less acceptance of violence against women. 
C) associated with less sexual aggression. 
D) unrelated to sexual aggression. 
A) associated with greater acceptance of violence against women. 
B) associated with less acceptance of violence against women. 
C) associated with less sexual aggression. 
D) unrelated to sexual aggression. A

Question 4

In the culture of honor research by Cohen and colleagues:

Accepted Answer

A) Southerners were more likely than Northerners to have aggressive cognitions after being insulted. 
B) Southerners were less likely than Northerners to have aggressive cognitions after being insulted. 
C) Southerners tended to laugh after being insulted. 
D) Northerners tended to withdrawal emotionally after being insulted. 
A) Southerners were more likely than Northerners to have aggressive cognitions after being insulted. 
B) Southerners were less likely than Northerners to have aggressive cognitions after being insulted. 
C) Southerners tended to laugh after being insulted. 
D) Northerners tended to withdrawal emotionally after being insulted.

Question 5

A boxer punches his opponent as hard as he can in order to win the boxing match.This is _____ aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) affective aggression 
B) instrumental aggression 
C) verbal aggression 
D) implicit aggression 
A) affective aggression 
B) instrumental aggression 
C) verbal aggression 
D) implicit aggression

Question 6

Research observed that convicted murderers displayed:

Accepted Answer

A) a greater ability to regulate their impulses. 
B) less glucose metabolism in their prefrontal regions. 
C) greater glucose metabolism in their prefrontal regions. 
D) lower levels of trait aggressiveness. 
A) a greater ability to regulate their impulses. 
B) less glucose metabolism in their prefrontal regions. 
C) greater glucose metabolism in their prefrontal regions. 
D) lower levels of trait aggressiveness.

Question 7

According to research,what percentage of abused children grow up to be abusive parents?

Accepted Answer

A) 70 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 70 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 8

In cultures of honor,people (especially men)are MOST characteristically:

Accepted Answer

A) less motivated to protect their status and reputations. 
B) highly concerned about the honor of their women. 
C) highly motivated to protect their self-esteem. 
D) highly motivated to protect their status and reputations. 
A) less motivated to protect their status and reputations. 
B) highly concerned about the honor of their women. 
C) highly motivated to protect their self-esteem. 
D) highly motivated to protect their status and reputations.

Question 9

_____ is harm done to another person that serves some other goal.

Accepted Answer

A) Instrumental aggression 
B) Violent aggression 
C) Physical aggression 
D) Affective aggression 
A) Instrumental aggression 
B) Violent aggression 
C) Physical aggression 
D) Affective aggression

Question 10

Declan is narcissistic and tends to have an uncertain and insecure sense of self.Declan is a(n)_____ abuser.

Accepted Answer

A) psychopathic 
B) undercontrolled 
C) overcontrolled 
D) borderline 
A) psychopathic 
B) undercontrolled 
C) overcontrolled 
D) borderline

Question 11

Research on aggression found that Major League Baseball pitchers were more likely to hit batters with pitches:

Accepted Answer

A) if the pitcher had low self-esteem. 
B) if the batter was a racial minority. 
C) on days when the pitcher had consumed alcohol. 
D) on days when the temperature was very high. 
A) if the pitcher had low self-esteem. 
B) if the batter was a racial minority. 
C) on days when the pitcher had consumed alcohol. 
D) on days when the temperature was very high.

Question 12

All of the following are true about triggered displaced aggression EXCEPT which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) People will typically displace the aggression toward any target that is available. 
B) Someone does not respond to an initial frustration but later responds to a second event. 
C) Preexisting hostility from the first event biases how a person interprets a second event. 
D) People are more likely to displace their aggression toward someone they don't like. 
A) People will typically displace the aggression toward any target that is available. 
B) Someone does not respond to an initial frustration but later responds to a second event. 
C) Preexisting hostility from the first event biases how a person interprets a second event. 
D) People are more likely to displace their aggression toward someone they don't like.

Question 13

Male abusers tend to hold the belief that:

Accepted Answer

A) marital violence is acceptable. 
B) marital violence is unacceptable. 
C) women are physically stronger than men. 
D) women are intellectually superior to men. 
A) marital violence is acceptable. 
B) marital violence is unacceptable. 
C) women are physically stronger than men. 
D) women are intellectually superior to men.

Question 14

_____ is the tendency for the presence of firearms to increase the likelihood of aggression,especially when people are frustrated.

Accepted Answer

A) The weapons effect 
B) Displacement 
C) The priming effect 
D) Hostile aggression 
A) The weapons effect 
B) Displacement 
C) The priming effect 
D) Hostile aggression

Question 15

Troy is really angry at his social psychology professor for the grade he received on his exam.Troy goes home and yells at his partner for being a bit late coming home.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) the frustration-aggression hypothesis. 
B) displaced aggression. 
C) terror management theory. 
D) the cognitive neoassociationism model. 
A) the frustration-aggression hypothesis. 
B) displaced aggression. 
C) terror management theory. 
D) the cognitive neoassociationism model.

Question 16

Khalil is a man who is generally not violent,but his resentments with both his job and his in-laws build up,and then he takes out these frustrations on his wife,Samia.Khalil is a(n)_____ abuser.

Accepted Answer

A) psychopathic 
B) undercontrolled 
C) overcontrolled 
D) borderline 
A) psychopathic 
B) undercontrolled 
C) overcontrolled 
D) borderline

Question 17

_____ is harm done to another person that is elicited in response to some negative emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) Instrumental aggression 
B) Violent aggression 
C) Physical aggression 
D) Affective aggression 
A) Instrumental aggression 
B) Violent aggression 
C) Physical aggression 
D) Affective aggression

Question 18

_____ is the type of aggression that is elicited by negative emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) Instrumental 
B) Verbal 
C) Physical 
D) Affective 
A) Instrumental 
B) Verbal 
C) Physical 
D) Affective

Question 19

Michael physically abuses his wife.He has a history of violent behavior and has always struggled with controlling his impulses.Michael is _____ abuser.

Accepted Answer

A) a psychopathic 
B) an undercontrolled 
C) an overcontrolled 
D) a borderline 
A) a psychopathic 
B) an undercontrolled 
C) an overcontrolled 
D) a borderline

Question 20

Self-awareness is:

Accepted Answer

A) reduced when one has been consuming alcohol. 
B) heightened when one has been consuming alcohol. 
C) heightened when one is watching a violent movie. 
D) the reason people aggress. 
A) reduced when one has been consuming alcohol. 
B) heightened when one has been consuming alcohol. 
C) heightened when one is watching a violent movie. 
D) the reason people aggress.

In the psychology of aggression,the most widely studied hormone is:

Samir is walking down the street when a group of boys start yelling insults and slurs at him,creating a conflict for him about how he thinks he should be treated and how he is treated.The _____ in Samir's brain will be the first region to become active when this occurs.

Long-term exposure to pornography is:

In the culture of honor research by Cohen and colleagues:

A boxer punches his opponent as hard as he can in order to win the boxing match.This is _____ aggression.

Research observed that convicted murderers displayed:

According to research,what percentage of abused children grow up to be abusive parents?

In cultures of honor,people (especially men)are MOST characteristically:

_____ is harm done to another person that serves some other goal.

Declan is narcissistic and tends to have an uncertain and insecure sense of self.Declan is a(n)_____ abuser.

Research on aggression found that Major League Baseball pitchers were more likely to hit batters with pitches:

All of the following are true about triggered displaced aggression EXCEPT which statement?

Male abusers tend to hold the belief that:

_____ is the tendency for the presence of firearms to increase the likelihood of aggression,especially when people are frustrated.

Troy is really angry at his social psychology professor for the grade he received on his exam.Troy goes home and yells at his partner for being a bit late coming home.This is an example of:

Khalil is a man who is generally not violent,but his resentments with both his job and his in-laws build up,and then he takes out these frustrations on his wife,Samia.Khalil is a(n)_____ abuser.

_____ is harm done to another person that is elicited in response to some negative emotion.

_____ is the type of aggression that is elicited by negative emotion.

Michael physically abuses his wife.He has a history of violent behavior and has always struggled with controlling his impulses.Michael is _____ abuser.

Self-awareness is:

The Revealing Science of Social Psychology

Fundamentals of Social Behavior

The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Thinking About People and Events

The Nature, Origins, and Functions of the Self

The Key Self-Motives: Consistency, Esteem, Presentation, and Growth

Social Influence

Persuasion, Attitudes, and Behavior

Group Processes

Understanding Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Responding to and Reducing Prejudice

Prosocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction

Close Relationships

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Exam 12: Interpersonal Aggression

In the psychology of aggression,the most widely studied hormone is:

Samir is walking down the street when a group of boys start yelling insults and slurs at him,creating a conflict for him about how he thinks he should be treated and how he is treated.The _____ in Samir's brain will be the first region to become active when this occurs.

Long-term exposure to pornography is:

In the culture of honor research by Cohen and colleagues:

A boxer punches his opponent as hard as he can in order to win the boxing match.This is _____ aggression.

Research observed that convicted murderers displayed:

According to research,what percentage of abused children grow up to be abusive parents?

In cultures of honor,people (especially men)are MOST characteristically:

_____ is harm done to another person that serves some other goal.

Declan is narcissistic and tends to have an uncertain and insecure sense of self.Declan is a(n)_____ abuser.

Research on aggression found that Major League Baseball pitchers were more likely to hit batters with pitches:

All of the following are true about triggered displaced aggression EXCEPT which statement?

Male abusers tend to hold the belief that:

_____ is the tendency for the presence of firearms to increase the likelihood of aggression,especially when people are frustrated.

Troy is really angry at his social psychology professor for the grade he received on his exam.Troy goes home and yells at his partner for being a bit late coming home.This is an example of:

Khalil is a man who is generally not violent,but his resentments with both his job and his in-laws build up,and then he takes out these frustrations on his wife,Samia.Khalil is a(n)_____ abuser.

_____ is harm done to another person that is elicited in response to some negative emotion.

_____ is the type of aggression that is elicited by negative emotion.

Michael physically abuses his wife.He has a history of violent behavior and has always struggled with controlling his impulses.Michael is _____ abuser.

Self-awareness is:

The Revealing Science of Social Psychology

Fundamentals of Social Behavior

The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Thinking About People and Events

The Nature, Origins, and Functions of the Self

The Key Self-Motives: Consistency, Esteem, Presentation, and Growth

Social Influence

Persuasion, Attitudes, and Behavior

Group Processes

Understanding Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Responding to and Reducing Prejudice

Prosocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction

Close Relationships

Filters