Exam 10: Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Which conclusion is most accurate regarding research on the link between alcohol and aggression?

Research suggests that more than ____ of high school and college students have cheated, and that ____ of employees have stolen from their employers.

According to the definitions of aggression and violence used in the text, which statement is true?

Which of the following is an example of social aggression?

As defined in the text, ____________________ is a state of disgrace, loss of self-respect, or loss of respect from others.

The subjective and unpleasant feeling that there are too many people in one area is called ____.

Consider the hostile attribution bias, the hostile perception bias, and the hostile expectation bias. People who are characteristically aggressive tend to show ____ more than people who aren't.

When Coach Sims yells at Coach Cox for poor play calling, Coach Cox does not retaliate at all. But when Coach Cox gets home, he slams the door and whacks the dog with the paper in frustration. Coach Cox is displaying ____________________ aggression.

Given the research on general trends in the relationship between climate and crime (and ignoring absolutely everything else you know about these cities and these crimes), which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Research on the factors that increase aggression (e.g., alcohol, exposure to violent media, and narcissistic personality tendencies)suggests that such factors only increase aggression ____.

The term ____ refers to the number of people in a given area.

A meta-analytic review of 130 studies found that alcohol was correlated with ____.

Which situation is an example of hostile aggression?

Olivia watches several pornographic films and then-without even realizing it-imitates some of the behaviors from the films when she is with her boyfriend. The social learning process at play here is called ____.

Angry moods tend to lead to increased aggression because ____.

Based on the definition of aggression given in the textbook, suicide is NOT a form of aggression.

Research indicates that weak self-control is a ____ predictor of crime in general, but a better predictor of ____ than of ____.

Which statement is most accurate?

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

When male rats are under stress, they respond by either fighting or running away (i.e., with the fight or flight syndrome). By contrast, female rats respond with ____.