Question 1

The idea that people use aggression as a way to relate to others highlights the ____ nature of aggression. ​

Accepted Answer

A) antisocial 
B) social 
C) direct 
D) indirect 
A) antisocial 
B) social 
C) direct 
D) indirect B

Question 2

Suppose Patrick is taking a yoga class in a very hot classroom (with the heater on), while Raphael is taking a yoga class in a relatively cool classroom (with the windows open). Is Patrick more likely to become surly and aggressive after class?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, he will feel an uncontrollable sense of anger after the class is over. 
B) Yes, if he is provoked or frustrated by something  or someone. 
C) Maybe, if he believes that there is a link between heat and aggression. 
D) No,  warm temperatures having nothing to do with aggression. 
A) Yes, he will feel an uncontrollable sense of anger after the class is over. 
B) Yes, if he is provoked or frustrated by something  or someone. 
C) Maybe, if he believes that there is a link between heat and aggression. 
D) No,  warm temperatures having nothing to do with aggression. B

Question 3

Tina watches a film in which the main character yells at his mother when he does not get what he wants. Later that day, Tina yells at her mother in a similar way after failing to get something she wants. The process at play here, according to social learning theorists, is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) projection 
B) monitoring 
C) validation 
D) modeling 
A) projection 
B) monitoring 
C) validation 
D) modeling D

Question 4

The violent human being, not the nonviolent one, is the product of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Katie is certain that when she quits her job, her boss will take it as a personal insult and be aggressive and rude with her. Katie is exhibiting the ____________________ bias. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Katie is certain that when she quits...

Question 6

In his early writings, Freud proposed that humans have a constructive, life-giving instinct, which he called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) thanatos 
B) eros 
C) jocasta 
D) ares 
A) thanatos 
B) eros 
C) jocasta 
D) ares

Question 7

Which scenario is an example of a descriptive norm? ​

Accepted Answer

A) People show respect to others who put clothes on before going outside. 
B) Most people do not go outside without clothes on. 
C) People expect you to put clothes on when you go outside. 
D) People would be shocked or perhaps upset if you went outside naked. 
A) People show respect to others who put clothes on before going outside. 
B) Most people do not go outside without clothes on. 
C) People expect you to put clothes on when you go outside. 
D) People would be shocked or perhaps upset if you went outside naked.

Question 8

Research on social learning theory and aggression suggests that aggressive models can sometimes influence people to behave more aggressively. This has been shown to be true regardless of whether the audience consists of adults or children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns ____ while the latter concerns ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) events external to you as well as events that occur to you; just events that occur to you 
B) emotions; cognitions 
C) sensory experiences; interpretations of information 
D) what might happen in the future; what has already happened 
A) events external to you as well as events that occur to you; just events that occur to you 
B) emotions; cognitions 
C) sensory experiences; interpretations of information 
D) what might happen in the future; what has already happened

Question 10

Violent people tend to score high on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) narcissism 
B) divergent thinking 
C) systematic desensitization 
D) Type C behavior 
A) narcissism 
B) divergent thinking 
C) systematic desensitization 
D) Type C behavior

Question 11

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding testosterone?

Accepted Answer

A) Research suggests a reciprocal influence between testosterone and aggression in humans. 
B) It is chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, and it CANNOT be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
C) It is NOT chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, but it can be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
D) It is NOT chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people and it CANNOT be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
A) Research suggests a reciprocal influence between testosterone and aggression in humans. 
B) It is chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, and it CANNOT be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
C) It is NOT chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, but it can be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
D) It is NOT chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people and it CANNOT be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues.

Question 12

The National Health and Social Life Survey found that between ____ of women had been forced into some sexual activity against their will.

Accepted Answer

A) 1% and 2% 
B) 7% and 12% 
C) 15% and 22% 
D) 20% and 28% 
A) 1% and 2% 
B) 7% and 12% 
C) 15% and 22% 
D) 20% and 28%

Question 13

Why do people deny the effects of violent media on causing aggression?

Accepted Answer

Given the fact that hundreds of studies

Question 14

More than ____ of high school and college students have admitted to cheating, and ____ of all employees have stolen at least once from their employers.

Accepted Answer

A) 75%; 30% 
B) 50%; 50% 
C) 90%; 25% 
D) 75%; 75% 
A) 75%; 30% 
B) 50%; 50% 
C) 90%; 25% 
D) 75%; 75%

Question 15

Higher levels of plasma testosterone probably increase aggression slightly, but the outcome of winning and dominating affects testosterone levels just as much.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Jayson is eating lunch alone at a restaurant. He sees two people talking animatedly and interprets it as arguing. Jayson is exhibiting the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) hostile attribution bias 
B) hostile perception bias 
C) hostile expectation bias 
D) indirect expectation bias 
A) hostile attribution bias 
B) hostile perception bias 
C) hostile expectation bias 
D) indirect expectation bias

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an example of plagiarism?

Accepted Answer

A) Abby buys a term paper on the internet and turns it in as her own work. 
B) Luke borrows a tune from another band and incorporates in his own songwriting without permission. 
C) Toby gives a speech that he got from a book of famous speeches and acts as if it was his writing. 
D) Shelly fails to prepare for a test and bubbles in answers randomly. 
A) Abby buys a term paper on the internet and turns it in as her own work. 
B) Luke borrows a tune from another band and incorporates in his own songwriting without permission. 
C) Toby gives a speech that he got from a book of famous speeches and acts as if it was his writing. 
D) Shelly fails to prepare for a test and bubbles in answers randomly.

Question 18

Tiffany and Joshua are in a loving relationship and have recently become engaged. Tiffany is happy to kiss Joshua and perform oral sex, but she is not comfortable with intercourse. However, Joshua feels that he deserves to get sex and pressures Tiffany to sleep with him, arguing that he "can't just stop once he is aroused." Based on this scenario, which of the following statements about sexual aggression is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Joshua is right in demanding intercourse because he needs to maintain his reputation in his peer group. 
B) Joshua is well within his legal rights to demand sex from Tiffany since they are engaged. 
C) Since Tiffany is in love with Joshua, she is morally wrong to withhold sex from Joshua. 
D) Even if Tiffany has agreed to kissing and oral sex, it is a crime for Joshua to coerce Tiffany into having sex. 
A) Joshua is right in demanding intercourse because he needs to maintain his reputation in his peer group. 
B) Joshua is well within his legal rights to demand sex from Tiffany since they are engaged. 
C) Since Tiffany is in love with Joshua, she is morally wrong to withhold sex from Joshua. 
D) Even if Tiffany has agreed to kissing and oral sex, it is a crime for Joshua to coerce Tiffany into having sex.

Question 19

What will ALWAYS lead to aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Frustration (but not anger) 
B) Anger (but not frustration) 
C) Both frustration and anger 
D) Neither frustration nor anger 
A) Frustration (but not anger) 
B) Anger (but not frustration) 
C) Both frustration and anger 
D) Neither frustration nor anger

Question 20

Which statement about density and crowding is MOST  accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Density is a better predictor of aggression than crowding. 
B) Crowding is a better predictor of aggression than density. 
C) Density and crowding are equally good at predicting aggression. 
D) Density is a good predictor of aggression, whereas crowding predicts prosocial behavior. 
A) Density is a better predictor of aggression than crowding. 
B) Crowding is a better predictor of aggression than density. 
C) Density and crowding are equally good at predicting aggression. 
D) Density is a good predictor of aggression, whereas crowding predicts prosocial behavior.

The idea that people use aggression as a way to relate to others highlights the ____ nature of aggression.

Suppose Patrick is taking a yoga class in a very hot classroom (with the heater on), while Raphael is taking a yoga class in a relatively cool classroom (with the windows open). Is Patrick more likely to become surly and aggressive after class?

Tina watches a film in which the main character yells at his mother when he does not get what he wants. Later that day, Tina yells at her mother in a similar way after failing to get something she wants. The process at play here, according to social learning theorists, is ____.

The violent human being, not the nonviolent one, is the product of culture.

Katie is certain that when she quits her job, her boss will take it as a personal insult and be aggressive and rude with her. Katie is exhibiting the ____________________ bias.

In his early writings, Freud proposed that humans have a constructive, life-giving instinct, which he called ____.

Which scenario is an example of a descriptive norm?

Research on social learning theory and aggression suggests that aggressive models can sometimes influence people to behave more aggressively. This has been shown to be true regardless of whether the audience consists of adults or children.

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns while the latter concerns .

Violent people tend to score high on ____.

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding testosterone?

The National Health and Social Life Survey found that between ____ of women had been forced into some sexual activity against their will.

Why do people deny the effects of violent media on causing aggression?

More than of high school and college students have admitted to cheating, and of all employees have stolen at least once from their employers.

Higher levels of plasma testosterone probably increase aggression slightly, but the outcome of winning and dominating affects testosterone levels just as much.

Jayson is eating lunch alone at a restaurant. He sees two people talking animatedly and interprets it as arguing. Jayson is exhibiting the ____.

Which of the following is NOT an example of plagiarism?

What will ALWAYS lead to aggression?

Which statement about density and crowding is MOST accurate?

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Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

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Exam 10: Aggression Antisocial Behavior

The idea that people use aggression as a way to relate to others highlights the ____ nature of aggression. ​

Suppose Patrick is taking a yoga class in a very hot classroom (with the heater on), while Raphael is taking a yoga class in a relatively cool classroom (with the windows open). Is Patrick more likely to become surly and aggressive after class?

Tina watches a film in which the main character yells at his mother when he does not get what he wants. Later that day, Tina yells at her mother in a similar way after failing to get something she wants. The process at play here, according to social learning theorists, is ____.

The violent human being, not the nonviolent one, is the product of culture.

Katie is certain that when she quits her job, her boss will take it as a personal insult and be aggressive and rude with her. Katie is exhibiting the ____________________ bias. ​

In his early writings, Freud proposed that humans have a constructive, life-giving instinct, which he called ____.

Which scenario is an example of a descriptive norm? ​

Research on social learning theory and aggression suggests that aggressive models can sometimes influence people to behave more aggressively. This has been shown to be true regardless of whether the audience consists of adults or children.

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns ____ while the latter concerns ____. ​

Violent people tend to score high on ____.

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding testosterone?

The National Health and Social Life Survey found that between ____ of women had been forced into some sexual activity against their will.

Why do people deny the effects of violent media on causing aggression?

More than ____ of high school and college students have admitted to cheating, and ____ of all employees have stolen at least once from their employers.

Higher levels of plasma testosterone probably increase aggression slightly, but the outcome of winning and dominating affects testosterone levels just as much.

Jayson is eating lunch alone at a restaurant. He sees two people talking animatedly and interprets it as arguing. Jayson is exhibiting the ____.

Which of the following is NOT an example of plagiarism?

What will ALWAYS lead to aggression?

Which statement about density and crowding is MOST accurate?

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 Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Application Module B: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Application Module C: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Application Module D: Applying Social Psychology to Law

Application Module E: Applying Social Psychology to the Environ

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The idea that people use aggression as a way to relate to others highlights the ____ nature of aggression.

Katie is certain that when she quits her job, her boss will take it as a personal insult and be aggressive and rude with her. Katie is exhibiting the ____________________ bias.

Which scenario is an example of a descriptive norm?

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns while the latter concerns .

More than of high school and college students have admitted to cheating, and of all employees have stolen at least once from their employers.