Exam 10: Aggression Antisocial Behavior

Elvis has been drinking heavily all afternoon, while his friend Cory has been drinking water and is stone-cold sober. Is Elvis more likely than Cory to behave aggressively?

What is appetite aggression?

Social psychologists define aggression in a very specific way. According to that definition, which of the following is NOT an example of aggression?

It is recommended that police officers display their TASERs to avoid producing a weapons effect.

Among the following, which woman is MOST LIKELY to be at risk of suffering from domestic violence based on known trends?

Which of the following is an example of social aggression?

According to research, decreasing consumption of ____ is associated with decreased risk of violent behavior.

John is worried about his young daughter, who has been repeatedly getting into physical fights with her classmates. Her class teacher has complained several times and has even threatened to have John's daughter suspended from school. She suggests that John monitor his daughter's actions at all times. John notices that his daughter spends a lot of her time playing a popular video game, which is full of characters gunning each other down. In this scenario, which of the following is the most likely cause of his daughter's aggressiveness?

Explain how norms can be manipulated to change behavior such as littering.

According to ____________________ theory, people learn aggressive behaviors the same way that they learn other types of behaviors-by direct experience and by observing others.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)classifies ____ as violent crimes.

People who have ____ personality characteristics tend to agree with statements like "I insist that people treat me with respect" and "I can make people do whatever I want."

According to research, which behavior will result in the highest levels of  decreased  aggression?

Maureen is really frustrated that the contractor working on her house is taking so long. But she does not want to yell at him because she is worried he will not produce quality work for her if she does. Instead, she yells and snipes at her husband. In this scenario, Maureen displays ____.

Just as Evelyn reached the bus stop, her bus pulled away. "I knew it," she muttered to herself, "the bus driver hates me." Just as she reached the lobby at work, the elevator doors were closing. "My co-workers probably saw me but let the doors close anyway," she thought. Later that day, she encountered some problems with her computer. "I bet someone was messing with my computer," she thought, "probably trying to make me screw up and look bad. Grrr." Based on these incidents, it appears that Evelyn has a ____.

Jayson is walking down a busy sidewalk, when someone going the opposite direction bumps into him. Jayson thinks the person meant to bump him to be rude. Jayson is MOST clearly exhibiting the ____.

Deliberately making a false statement, usually to mislead someone, is called _____.

When people band together in large groups, wear uniforms, don masks, call themselves by numbers rather than names, or otherwise engage in actions that make them feel anonymous, they are said to be engaging in ____.

Which of the following anti-littering messages would probably be MOST effective?

In domestic violence, aggression is highest between siblings. ​