Question 1

Which of the following types of aggression does research consistently show is committed more frequently by men?

Accepted Answer

A)  intimate terrorism 
B)  situational couple violence 
C)  intimate partner violence 
D)  cyberbullying 
A)  intimate terrorism 
B)  situational couple violence 
C)  intimate partner violence 
D)  cyberbullying

Question 2

Ian is Hayden's mentor in graduate school. Ian offers to introduce Hayden to influential people within his field in exchange for sexual favors. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender harassment 
B)  quid pro quo harassment 
C)  hostile environment harassment 
D)  physical harassment 
A)  gender harassment 
B)  quid pro quo harassment 
C)  hostile environment harassment 
D)  physical harassment

Question 3

What best describes how researchers typically differentiate between the meanings of violence and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not all violence is aggression but all aggression is violence. 
B)  Violence includes all forms of direct aggression but not indirect aggression. 
C)  Researchers typically use violence and aggression interchangeably. 
D)  Violence usually refers to severe forms of physical aggression. 
A)  Not all violence is aggression but all aggression is violence. 
B)  Violence includes all forms of direct aggression but not indirect aggression. 
C)  Researchers typically use violence and aggression interchangeably. 
D)  Violence usually refers to severe forms of physical aggression.

Question 4

Polyvictimization predicts more severe trauma symptoms than experience the same type of aggression repeatedly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

For which of the following types of violent crimes are women more likely than men to be victims?

Accepted Answer

A)  assault 
B)  armed robbery 
C)  homicides 
D)  sexual assault 
A)  assault 
B)  armed robbery 
C)  homicides 
D)  sexual assault

Question 6

Berdahl (2007) argues that the primary motivation for sex-based harassment is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  deficits in impulse control 
B)  schadenfreude 
C)  desires to protect one's status and power 
D)  sexual desire 
A)  deficits in impulse control 
B)  schadenfreude 
C)  desires to protect one's status and power 
D)  sexual desire

Question 7

According to the definitions typically used by psychologists, what is the difference between aggression and violence? Provide an example of behavior that is considered violence and an example that is considered aggression but not violence.

Accepted Answer

Aggression is any behavior that is inten

Question 8

______ is a term coined by Michael Johnson (2008) that describes situations when heated conflicts get out of hand and escalate unpredictably into violence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intimate terrorism 
B)  Situational couple violence 
C)  Domestic violence 
D)  Violent escalation 
A)  Intimate terrorism 
B)  Situational couple violence 
C)  Domestic violence 
D)  Violent escalation

Question 9

Explain both the predictions of the socioeconomic dependence perspective and the status and consistency perspective regarding intimate partner violence.

Accepted Answer

According to the socioeconomic dependenc

Question 10

Which of the following groups is most likely to be targeted with violent crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  White men 
B)  Black men 
C)  White women 
D)  Black women 
A)  White men 
B)  Black men 
C)  White women 
D)  Black women

Question 11

Which of the following behaviors best exemplifies the predictions of the precarious manhood hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  James laughs off a public insult to his masculinity. 
B)  Christopher opens the door for his girlfriend in front of a crowd. 
C)  Domhnall punches a man at a bar for making fun of his "girly" drink. 
D)  John hangs a pair of "truck-nuts" from the back of his pickup. 
A)  James laughs off a public insult to his masculinity. 
B)  Christopher opens the door for his girlfriend in front of a crowd. 
C)  Domhnall punches a man at a bar for making fun of his "girly" drink. 
D)  John hangs a pair of "truck-nuts" from the back of his pickup.

Question 12

Researchers examining sex differences in physical aggression in laboratory environments find that which of the following increases the size of the disparity?

Accepted Answer

A)  using older participants 
B)  highlighting participants' identities by giving them nametags 
C)  directly provoking aggression 
D)  running the study in the morning rather than the evening 
A)  using older participants 
B)  highlighting participants' identities by giving them nametags 
C)  directly provoking aggression 
D)  running the study in the morning rather than the evening

Question 13

Sex differences in physical aggression emerge as early as age 3 and fall in the medium to large effect size range.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Briefly explain what Berdahl (2007) proposes is the primary motivation for sex-based harassment.

Accepted Answer

According to Berdahl (2007), t

Question 15

The countries in the European Union with the highest levels of intimate partner violence also tend to consistently rank highest in the world in gender equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The sexual callousness model argues that repeated exposure to pornography can increase sexually aggressive tendencies by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreasing general capacities for empathic concern 
B)  desensitizing men to sexually aggressive behavior 
C)  increasing sexual urges 
D)  increasing hostilely sexist attitudes 
A)  decreasing general capacities for empathic concern 
B)  desensitizing men to sexually aggressive behavior 
C)  increasing sexual urges 
D)  increasing hostilely sexist attitudes

Question 17

Which of the following would NOT count as aggression according to the social psychology definition?

Accepted Answer

A)  throwing a rock at an unsuspecting victim but missing and hitting no one 
B)  screaming hurtful words in someone's face 
C)  smashing one's tennis racket after losing a point 
D)  undermining someone's reputation via gossip 
A)  throwing a rock at an unsuspecting victim but missing and hitting no one 
B)  screaming hurtful words in someone's face 
C)  smashing one's tennis racket after losing a point 
D)  undermining someone's reputation via gossip

Question 18

Which of the following describes sex differences in physical aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men tend to be more physically aggressive in the real world but not in the laboratory. 
B)  Differences vary greatly and are inconsistent across culture. 
C)  Differences do not emerge until late in development. 
D)  Effect sizes tend to fall in the medium to large range. 
A)  Men tend to be more physically aggressive in the real world but not in the laboratory. 
B)  Differences vary greatly and are inconsistent across culture. 
C)  Differences do not emerge until late in development. 
D)  Effect sizes tend to fall in the medium to large range.

Question 19

Cultures characterized by ______ tend to contain higher frequencies of sex-based harassment.

Accepted Answer

A)  internet dependence 
B)  collectivism 
C)  individualism 
D)  mental illness 
A)  internet dependence 
B)  collectivism 
C)  individualism 
D)  mental illness

Question 20

______ is(are) an example of ritualized sexual aggression that is a core part of cultural identity for many cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rites of passage 
B)  Dowry deaths 
C)  Honor killings 
D)  Female genital mutilation 
A)  Rites of passage 
B)  Dowry deaths 
C)  Honor killings 
D)  Female genital mutilation

Which of the following types of aggression does research consistently show is committed more frequently by men?

Ian is Hayden's mentor in graduate school. Ian offers to introduce Hayden to influential people within his field in exchange for sexual favors. This is an example of ______.

What best describes how researchers typically differentiate between the meanings of violence and aggression?

Polyvictimization predicts more severe trauma symptoms than experience the same type of aggression repeatedly.

For which of the following types of violent crimes are women more likely than men to be victims?

Berdahl (2007) argues that the primary motivation for sex-based harassment is ______.

According to the definitions typically used by psychologists, what is the difference between aggression and violence? Provide an example of behavior that is considered violence and an example that is considered aggression but not violence.

______ is a term coined by Michael Johnson (2008) that describes situations when heated conflicts get out of hand and escalate unpredictably into violence.

Explain both the predictions of the socioeconomic dependence perspective and the status and consistency perspective regarding intimate partner violence.

Which of the following groups is most likely to be targeted with violent crimes?

Which of the following behaviors best exemplifies the predictions of the precarious manhood hypothesis?

Researchers examining sex differences in physical aggression in laboratory environments find that which of the following increases the size of the disparity?

Sex differences in physical aggression emerge as early as age 3 and fall in the medium to large effect size range.

Briefly explain what Berdahl (2007) proposes is the primary motivation for sex-based harassment.

The countries in the European Union with the highest levels of intimate partner violence also tend to consistently rank highest in the world in gender equality.

The sexual callousness model argues that repeated exposure to pornography can increase sexually aggressive tendencies by ______.

Which of the following would NOT count as aggression according to the social psychology definition?

Which of the following describes sex differences in physical aggression?

Cultures characterized by ______ tend to contain higher frequencies of sex-based harassment.

______ is(are) an example of ritualized sexual aggression that is a core part of cultural identity for many cultures.

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Exam 14: Aggression and Violence

Which of the following types of aggression does research consistently show is committed more frequently by men?

Ian is Hayden's mentor in graduate school. Ian offers to introduce Hayden to influential people within his field in exchange for sexual favors. This is an example of ______.

What best describes how researchers typically differentiate between the meanings of violence and aggression?

Polyvictimization predicts more severe trauma symptoms than experience the same type of aggression repeatedly.

For which of the following types of violent crimes are women more likely than men to be victims?

Berdahl (2007) argues that the primary motivation for sex-based harassment is ______.

According to the definitions typically used by psychologists, what is the difference between aggression and violence? Provide an example of behavior that is considered violence and an example that is considered aggression but not violence.

______ is a term coined by Michael Johnson (2008) that describes situations when heated conflicts get out of hand and escalate unpredictably into violence.

Explain both the predictions of the socioeconomic dependence perspective and the status and consistency perspective regarding intimate partner violence.

Which of the following groups is most likely to be targeted with violent crimes?

Which of the following behaviors best exemplifies the predictions of the precarious manhood hypothesis?

Researchers examining sex differences in physical aggression in laboratory environments find that which of the following increases the size of the disparity?

Sex differences in physical aggression emerge as early as age 3 and fall in the medium to large effect size range.

Briefly explain what Berdahl (2007) proposes is the primary motivation for sex-based harassment.

The countries in the European Union with the highest levels of intimate partner violence also tend to consistently rank highest in the world in gender equality.

The sexual callousness model argues that repeated exposure to pornography can increase sexually aggressive tendencies by ______.

Which of the following would NOT count as aggression according to the social psychology definition?

Which of the following describes sex differences in physical aggression?

Cultures characterized by ______ tend to contain higher frequencies of sex-based harassment.

______ is(are) an example of ritualized sexual aggression that is a core part of cultural identity for many cultures.

Introducing Sex and Gender

Studying Sex and Gender

The Nature and Nurture of Sex and Gender

Gender Development

The Contents and Origins of Gender Stereotypes

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Gender and Psychological Health

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