Exam 11: Aggression

Gordon Russell (1983),a sports psychologist,observed the behaviour of fans during an especially violent hockey game.Contrary to predictions based on the notion of catharsis,Russell found that the belligerence and hostility of the spectators

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According to the frustration-aggression theory,frustration,the perception that we are being prevented from reaching a goal,does not always lead to aggression.What factors increase the odds that frustrated people will aggress?

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The closer we are to the goal,the more likely it is that frustration will lead to aggression.Frustration is more likely to lead to aggression when the frustration is unexpected.The size and strength of the source of our frustration also can encourage aggression; when the source is not likely to reciprocate in a harmful way (e.g.,when he or she is small),frustration is more likely to lead to aggression.And finally,cognitive factors also influence whether frustration will lead to aggression; when we believe that another has frustrated us intentionally or illegitimately,we are more likely to aggress.

Which piece of evidence would best support the notion that aggressiveness involves a biological component in humans?

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_______ theory posits that we learn to aggress by observing and imitating others.

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A little girl watches a television cartoon in which a woman yanks a child by the hair and screams at her.After seeing the cartoon,the little girl acts out this same interaction with her doll.This is an example of

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Patterson (1974)measured the hostility levels of high school football players both one week before the season began and one week after the season ended.The results showed that ___,suggesting that _

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Question 6

Frustration increases the probability of an aggressive response,but does not inevitably lead to such a response (e.g.,Berkowitz,1993).A number of situational factors work to accentuate frustration,further increasing the odds of aggression.For example,frustration is accentuated when we

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Question 7

According to the social-psychological definition of "aggression," which of the behaviours below is the best example of aggression?

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Question 8

According to the authors,when we are angry,it is best to

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Question 9

A number of long-term studies that monitor what children actually watch on television and that use teacher and peer ratings of aggressiveness (e.g.,Eron,1987; Huesmann,1982)have found that

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A situational factor for teen aggression at schools has been identified as

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Question 11

A(n)_______ would be most optimistic about the possibility of reducing human aggression.

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Question 12

When Roger Barker and his colleagues (1941)prevented children from playing with attractive toys,once the children gained access to the toys,they behaved destructively,smashing the toys and throwing them against the wall.These results demonstrate the power of _______ to increase aggression.

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Question 13

Although aggressiveness has evolved and has been maintained because it has survival value,researchers underscore the point that _______________ also seem to have developed strong inhibitory mechanisms that enable them to suppress aggression when it is in their best interest to do so.

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Question 14

You woke up late and are far behind at work.When you reach the end of your rope,you treat your secretary with hostility and disrespect.This mistreatment causes you to experience dissonance,which you are most likely to reduce by

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Question 15

Jim watches a heavy dose of violent TV cop shows.According to research by Margaret Hanratty Thomas and her colleagues (1977),what is one likely outcome of this behaviour?

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Question 16

A cross-national study of violence found that homicide rates in countries all over the world are correlated with

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Question 17

The Pygmies of Central Africa and the Arapesh of New Guinea live in peace and harmony.Formerly peace-loving,the Iroquois became a fierce and aggressive Native American tribe in the seventeenth century.These examples illustrate that

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Question 18

Which of the following best characterizes scientific findings on the relation between viewing sexually explicit materials and violence against women? Viewing materials that _______ the likelihood of aggression against women.

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Question 19

You've arrived half an hour late to pick up a friend.She was scheduled to take an examination and even if you speed on the way to the university,she will now lose at least 20 minutes of the time she needs to complete the exam.According to the authors,what is the best thing to say when you arrive?

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Gordon Russell (1983),a sports psychologist,observed the behaviour of fans during an especially violent hockey game.Contrary to predictions based on the notion of catharsis,Russell found that the belligerence and hostility of the spectators

According to the frustration-aggression theory,frustration,the perception that we are being prevented from reaching a goal,does not always lead to aggression.What factors increase the odds that frustrated people will aggress?

Which piece of evidence would best support the notion that aggressiveness involves a biological component in humans?

_______ theory posits that we learn to aggress by observing and imitating others.

A little girl watches a television cartoon in which a woman yanks a child by the hair and screams at her.After seeing the cartoon,the little girl acts out this same interaction with her doll.This is an example of

Patterson (1974)measured the hostility levels of high school football players both one week before the season began and one week after the season ended.The results showed that ___,suggesting that _

Frustration increases the probability of an aggressive response,but does not inevitably lead to such a response (e.g.,Berkowitz,1993).A number of situational factors work to accentuate frustration,further increasing the odds of aggression.For example,frustration is accentuated when we

According to the social-psychological definition of "aggression," which of the behaviours below is the best example of aggression?

According to the authors,when we are angry,it is best to

A number of long-term studies that monitor what children actually watch on television and that use teacher and peer ratings of aggressiveness (e.g.,Eron,1987; Huesmann,1982)have found that

A situational factor for teen aggression at schools has been identified as

A(n)_______ would be most optimistic about the possibility of reducing human aggression.

When Roger Barker and his colleagues (1941)prevented children from playing with attractive toys,once the children gained access to the toys,they behaved destructively,smashing the toys and throwing them against the wall.These results demonstrate the power of _______ to increase aggression.

Although aggressiveness has evolved and has been maintained because it has survival value,researchers underscore the point that _______________ also seem to have developed strong inhibitory mechanisms that enable them to suppress aggression when it is in their best interest to do so.

You woke up late and are far behind at work.When you reach the end of your rope,you treat your secretary with hostility and disrespect.This mistreatment causes you to experience dissonance,which you are most likely to reduce by

Jim watches a heavy dose of violent TV cop shows.According to research by Margaret Hanratty Thomas and her colleagues (1977),what is one likely outcome of this behaviour?

A cross-national study of violence found that homicide rates in countries all over the world are correlated with

The Pygmies of Central Africa and the Arapesh of New Guinea live in peace and harmony.Formerly peace-loving,the Iroquois became a fierce and aggressive Native American tribe in the seventeenth century.These examples illustrate that

Which of the following best characterizes scientific findings on the relation between viewing sexually explicit materials and violence against women? Viewing materials that _______ the likelihood of aggression against women.

You've arrived half an hour late to pick up a friend.She was scheduled to take an examination and even if you speed on the way to the university,she will now lose at least 20 minutes of the time she needs to complete the exam.According to the authors,what is the best thing to say when you arrive?

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Exam 11: Aggression

Gordon Russell (1983),a sports psychologist,observed the behaviour of fans during an especially violent hockey game.Contrary to predictions based on the notion of catharsis,Russell found that the belligerence and hostility of the spectators

According to the frustration-aggression theory,frustration,the perception that we are being prevented from reaching a goal,does not always lead to aggression.What factors increase the odds that frustrated people will aggress?

Which piece of evidence would best support the notion that aggressiveness involves a biological component in humans?

_______ theory posits that we learn to aggress by observing and imitating others.

A little girl watches a television cartoon in which a woman yanks a child by the hair and screams at her.After seeing the cartoon,the little girl acts out this same interaction with her doll.This is an example of

Patterson (1974)measured the hostility levels of high school football players both one week before the season began and one week after the season ended.The results showed that _______________,suggesting that _____________

Frustration increases the probability of an aggressive response,but does not inevitably lead to such a response (e.g.,Berkowitz,1993).A number of situational factors work to accentuate frustration,further increasing the odds of aggression.For example,frustration is accentuated when we

According to the social-psychological definition of "aggression," which of the behaviours below is the best example of aggression?

According to the authors,when we are angry,it is best to

A number of long-term studies that monitor what children actually watch on television and that use teacher and peer ratings of aggressiveness (e.g.,Eron,1987; Huesmann,1982)have found that

A situational factor for teen aggression at schools has been identified as

A(n)_______ would be most optimistic about the possibility of reducing human aggression.

When Roger Barker and his colleagues (1941)prevented children from playing with attractive toys,once the children gained access to the toys,they behaved destructively,smashing the toys and throwing them against the wall.These results demonstrate the power of _______ to increase aggression.

Although aggressiveness has evolved and has been maintained because it has survival value,researchers underscore the point that _______________ also seem to have developed strong inhibitory mechanisms that enable them to suppress aggression when it is in their best interest to do so.

You woke up late and are far behind at work.When you reach the end of your rope,you treat your secretary with hostility and disrespect.This mistreatment causes you to experience dissonance,which you are most likely to reduce by

Jim watches a heavy dose of violent TV cop shows.According to research by Margaret Hanratty Thomas and her colleagues (1977),what is one likely outcome of this behaviour?

A cross-national study of violence found that homicide rates in countries all over the world are correlated with

The Pygmies of Central Africa and the Arapesh of New Guinea live in peace and harmony.Formerly peace-loving,the Iroquois became a fierce and aggressive Native American tribe in the seventeenth century.These examples illustrate that

Which of the following best characterizes scientific findings on the relation between viewing sexually explicit materials and violence against women? Viewing materials that _______ the likelihood of aggression against women.

You've arrived half an hour late to pick up a friend.She was scheduled to take an examination and even if you speed on the way to the university,she will now lose at least 20 minutes of the time she needs to complete the exam.According to the authors,what is the best thing to say when you arrive?

Introduction to Social Psychology

Methodology

Social Cognition

Social Perception

The Self Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Conformity

Group Processes

Interpersonal Attraction

Prosocial Behaviour

Prejudice

Social Psychology in Action 1

Social Psychology in Action 2

Social Psychology in Action 3

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Patterson (1974)measured the hostility levels of high school football players both one week before the season began and one week after the season ended.The results showed that ___,suggesting that _