Exam 14: Aggression and Violence

Black women are more likely to be sexually assaulted via ______ and White women are more likely to be sexually assaulted via ______.

Describe the two types of intimate partner violence identified by Johnson (2008). How do they help explain the frequency of intimate partner violence committed by men and women respectively?

The earliest research on this type of violence framed it largely in terms of male violence against women.

Which of the following types of aggression shows the most consistent and largest sex difference?

Which of the following theories most directly addresses sexual violence that is NOT male-to-female?

This category of sex-based harassment involves negative speech or behaviors and often takes place between two individuals of equal status.

Which of the following best describes sex differences in cyberbullying

Incarceration rates for women in the US have increased relative to men since the 1980s. This trend is largely due to increased incarceration among ______.

Sex-based harassment tends to be more common and less harshly punished in individualistic, Western cultures.

Describe two factors that have been shown to influence the size of the sex difference in physical aggression.

A child purposefully, but harmlessly, striking his father repeatedly in a temper tantrum would not count as aggression according to the social psychology definition.

Which of the following has NOT been shown to predict male-to-female sexual assault among men?

Substantial sex differences exist in overall relational aggression (e.g., gossip).

Being the perpetrator of bullying, as well as the victim, is associated with increased suicide risk.

An individual who was intoxicated during a rape who did not fight back or say "no" may be especially prone to the phenomenon ______.