Exam 11: Aggression

In the experiment in which participants who had previously been provoked by a confederate of the experimenter were shown either a sexually arousing film, an aggressive film or a neutral film, it was found that:

The contagion view of aggression suggests that:

Which of the following concepts or theories is sometimes used to defend television and film violence?

Male participants view a series of violent films over several days. Both self-reports and measures of arousal decreased over that time. Three days after viewing the last film, participants:

Which of the following is not a component of the excitation transfer theory?

Some cultures maintain a _________ that insists on violent retribution against someone who brings dishonor to the self or family.

Research on the relationship between gender and aggression has shown:

Participants watched neutral or sexually explicit videos with strong or subordinate female characters. When the female character was subordinate, female participants reported ______ and male participants more _______.

According to Puente & Cohen (2003), one of the major triggers of domestic violence is:

Which of the following is NOT part of the 'dark triad' of personality?

Based on the text's definition, aggression includes:

Aggression has been linked to which hormone?

Aggressive arousal may be misinterpreted as:

Aggression arises when people are unable to release energy in socially accepted ways. This is an example of __________.

In a study by Carnagey, Anderson & Bushman (2007), participants played a violent video game for 20 minutes and then watched a violent film. Compared to participants who did not play the game. They showed:

Research indicates regarding genetics and aggression:

Proactive aggression is associated with _____ while reactive aggression is linked to the __________.

In Berkowitz' reformulation of the frustration-aggression hypothesis in terms of aversively-stimulated aggression, he argues that:

The textbook concludes that, with regard to the role of physiological factors in human aggression:

After completing personality tests, participants were given some time to mingle with one another, then each was led to a different room. Some were led to believe that they had been well-received by the others, and the rest were told that nobody wanted any further interaction with them. What personality variable was related to anger in the latter group?