Question 1

Which situation is an example of hostile aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Mr W fantasises about punching his enemy in the face. 
B) Mr X accidentally knocks his friend over a balcony. 
C) Mr Y intentionally humiliates an annoying co-worker. 
D) Dr Z gives a patient a painful injection. 
A) Mr W fantasises about punching his enemy in the face. 
B) Mr X accidentally knocks his friend over a balcony. 
C) Mr Y intentionally humiliates an annoying co-worker. 
D) Dr Z gives a patient a painful injection.

Question 2

In cultures of honour, ____ seems to be the primary cause of violence.

Accepted Answer

A) humiliation 
B) moral outrage 
C) jealousy 
D) prejudice 
A) humiliation 
B) moral outrage 
C) jealousy 
D) prejudice

Question 3

According to research on social learning theory, when people are presented with aggressive models, what happens?

Accepted Answer

A) They experience catharsis. 
B) They show a decrease in prosocial behaviours and an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviours. 
C) They experience catharsis and show an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviours. 
D) They experience catharsis, show a decrease in prosocial behaviours, and show an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviours. 
A) They experience catharsis. 
B) They show a decrease in prosocial behaviours and an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviours. 
C) They experience catharsis and show an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviours. 
D) They experience catharsis, show a decrease in prosocial behaviours, and show an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviours.

Question 4

Aggression reduces frustration and also reduces the later tendency to be aggressive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Most victims of child abuse go on to become abusers of their own children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which situation is an example of hostile aggression?

In cultures of honour, ____ seems to be the primary cause of violence.

According to research on social learning theory, when people are presented with aggressive models, what happens?

Aggression reduces frustration and also reduces the later tendency to be aggressive.

Most victims of child abuse go on to become abusers of their own children.

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Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy and Sexuality

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Exam 10: Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Which situation is an example of hostile aggression?

In cultures of honour, ____ seems to be the primary cause of violence.

According to research on social learning theory, when people are presented with aggressive models, what happens?

Aggression reduces frustration and also reduces the later tendency to be aggressive.

Most victims of child abuse go on to become abusers of their own children.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: the Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behaviour: Doing Whats Best for Others

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying social psychology to consumer behaviour

Applying social psychology to health

Applying social psychology to the workplace

Applying social psychology to the law

Applying social psychology to the environment

Filters