Exam 12: Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People Can We Prevent It

Your boss is upset at you for being late so often. Assuming you've already apologized, if you wanted to assuage your boss's anger, one good strategy is to

As Dale is walking by Andy, he trips over Andy's foot, falls to the ground, and hits his face on the side of a table as he is falling. Dale will be most likely to reciprocate by acting violently toward Andy if

Author Eliot Aronson (2000) suggests that the Columbine massacre was not simply a product of deviant individuals. Although certainly not excusing this behavior, he points to the role of ________ as a significant factor in the recent spate of school shootings.

Which of the following programs is most likely to be the most effective in reducing the incidents of bullying in a school?

Empathy training activities as conducted by researchers such as Richardson and colleagues (1994) involve

Research demonstrates that, when viewing television programs, people are ________ likely to remember products that have been advertised during programs that are ________.

Desdemona is having a bad day. As she runs to answer the phone, she bangs her knee on the coffee table. Cursing and limping, Desdemona grabs the phone and is rude to the person at the other end of the line. This is an example of

Researchers have found that testosterone levels are significantly higher in men ________, suggesting a ________ contribution to aggression in humans.

Proponents of the death penalty might use social-psychological data to assert that it can become an effective deterrent if

In which situations are women and girls less aggressive than men and boys?

A steady diet of violent television fare can encourage aggression in children who are consequently ________ respond aggressively in real life.

Social-psychological research has revealed that viewers of a great deal of television come to view the world as a dangerous and hostile place. If Terry is one such person, what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops-and-robbers show?

According to the authors of your text, the same act may be considered aggression or not depending on whether

The chimpanzee shares 98 percent of its DNA with humans, and can be described as

After successfully reducing bullying in Norwegian schools by half, Olweus (1991) suggested that reducing bullying boils down to

Imagine you have a friend who is typically quiet, thoughtful, and reserved. However, when your friend drinks, you can never tell what he/she is going to do. One minute your friend is dancing wildly and having a great time, but the next minute your friend is reacting aggressively to being slightly nudged by another dancer. Describe 2 reasons presented in the text for why alcohol would have such an effect on your friend.

Which of the following is false?

Which of the following is not a viable explanation for why watching violence on television is correlated with aggressive behavior, according to social-psychological research?

Based on information presented in your text, what are the two evolutionary reasons why males are aggressive?

One problem with using archival data (e.g., existing records of disturbances) to demonstrate that exposure to uncomfortable levels of heat causes people to behave aggressively is that