Question 1

Meier and Hinsz (2004), when deciding how much hot sauce to administer during research experiments, found all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  groups retaliated by dishing out 24 percent more than individuals. 
B)  interaction with a group amplified individual aggressive tendencies. 
C)  group members retaliated by giving almost twice as much to those that had given them 48 grams. 
D)  groups did perceive less hostility from other groups than from individuals. 
A)  groups retaliated by dishing out 24 percent more than individuals. 
B)  interaction with a group amplified individual aggressive tendencies. 
C)  group members retaliated by giving almost twice as much to those that had given them 48 grams. 
D)  groups did perceive less hostility from other groups than from individuals.

Question 2

Bandura's famous study on social learning theory explored children's aggressive behaviors

Accepted Answer

A)  after watching an adult beat up an inflatable doll. 
B)  when they played on a hot playground. 
C)  after playing violent video games. 
D)  when they were with their family versus peers. 
A)  after watching an adult beat up an inflatable doll. 
B)  when they played on a hot playground. 
C)  after playing violent video games. 
D)  when they were with their family versus peers.

Question 3

_____ are culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various situations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social scripts 
B)  Prosocial behaviors 
C)  Heuristics 
D)  Altered perceptions 
A)  Social scripts 
B)  Prosocial behaviors 
C)  Heuristics 
D)  Altered perceptions

Question 4

Which of the following has been found to be an effect of sexual violence in movies and television?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are more likely to believe rape is a serious crime. 
B)  Men have become more accepting of violence against women. 
C)  Women have become more aggressive toward other women. 
D)  Viewers are less accepting of violence against women. 
A)  Women are more likely to believe rape is a serious crime. 
B)  Men have become more accepting of violence against women. 
C)  Women have become more aggressive toward other women. 
D)  Viewers are less accepting of violence against women.

Question 5

Allan is a salesman at a local electronics store and works on commission. When customers come in, he does not leave their side until they walk out the door. He talks to them, shows them different equipment, and makes suggestions for accessories they might not have considered. Allan's behavior is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive. 
B)  assertive. 
C)  hostile. 
D)  instrumental. 
A)  aggressive. 
B)  assertive. 
C)  hostile. 
D)  instrumental.

Question 6

Bushman (2002) invited angered participants to hit a punching bag while either ruminating about the person who angered them or thinking about becoming physically fit. A third group of participants did not hit the punching bag. When given a chance to administer loud blasts of noise to the person who angered them, people in _____ felt angrier and were more aggressive.

Accepted Answer

A)  the non-punching bag condition 
B)  the punching bag plus fitness thoughts condition 
C)  the punching bag plus rumination condition 
D)  all the three conditions 
A)  the non-punching bag condition 
B)  the punching bag plus fitness thoughts condition 
C)  the punching bag plus rumination condition 
D)  all the three conditions

Question 7

In the context of social learning approach, we can reduce aggression by

Accepted Answer

A)  reacting to crime after it happens. 
B)  forbidding children to watch TV. 
C)  training parents how to discipline without violence. 
D)  outlawing video games. 
A)  reacting to crime after it happens. 
B)  forbidding children to watch TV. 
C)  training parents how to discipline without violence. 
D)  outlawing video games.

Question 8

In view of research on the pain-attack response, Berkowitz (1998) now believes that _____ is the basic trigger of hostile aggression.

Accepted Answer

A)  aversive stimulation 
B)  neural impulses 
C)  frustration 
D)  rage 
A)  aversive stimulation 
B)  neural impulses 
C)  frustration 
D)  rage

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexive. 
B)  hormonal. 
C)  neurological. 
D)  instinctive. 
A)  reflexive. 
B)  hormonal. 
C)  neurological. 
D)  instinctive.

Meier and Hinsz (2004), when deciding how much hot sauce to administer during research experiments, found all of the following EXCEPT

Bandura's famous study on social learning theory explored children's aggressive behaviors

_____ are culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various situations.

Which of the following has been found to be an effect of sexual violence in movies and television?

In the context of social learning approach, we can reduce aggression by

In view of research on the pain-attack response, Berkowitz (1998) now believes that _____ is the basic trigger of hostile aggression.

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

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Mind

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Friendship, and Achievement

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Filters

Exam 10: Intelligence

Meier and Hinsz (2004), when deciding how much hot sauce to administer during research experiments, found all of the following EXCEPT

Bandura's famous study on social learning theory explored children's aggressive behaviors

_____ are culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various situations.

Which of the following has been found to be an effect of sexual violence in movies and television?

In the context of social learning approach, we can reduce aggression by

In view of research on the pain-attack response, Berkowitz (1998) now believes that _____ is the basic trigger of hostile aggression.

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

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Mind

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Friendship, and Achievement

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Filters