Question 1

The longitudinal study conducted by Eron and colleagues involved:

Accepted Answer

A) A single dependent variable 
B) Experimental intervention 
C) A predominance of children from disadvantaged backgrounds 
D) Naturalistic observation 
E) Procedures that are deemed to be unethical 
A) A single dependent variable 
B) Experimental intervention 
C) A predominance of children from disadvantaged backgrounds 
D) Naturalistic observation 
E) Procedures that are deemed to be unethical D

Question 2

In the studies conducted by Bandura and colleagues in the early 1960s, young children witnessed an adult hit a large doll with a hammer. What happened next?

Accepted Answer

A) The children were distressed 
B) The children played peacefully 
C) The adult was arrested 
D) The children called the police 
E) The children also hit the doll with a hammer 
A) The children were distressed 
B) The children played peacefully 
C) The adult was arrested 
D) The children called the police 
E) The children also hit the doll with a hammer E

Question 3

A study conducted by Mallick and McCandless (1966) identified which circumstance in which frustration does not necessarily give rise to aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Children received a reward for not behaving aggressively 
B) Children had been exposed to a regime of corporal punishment and knew that they would be punished if they were aggressive 
C) Children were helped to understand that there was a good reason as to why they were obstructed in trying to attain a goal 
D) Children of parents who have an authoritarian style are able to curb aggressive impulses 
E) If children's aggressive impulses are dissipated by engaging in a vigorous sporting activity 
A) Children received a reward for not behaving aggressively 
B) Children had been exposed to a regime of corporal punishment and knew that they would be punished if they were aggressive 
C) Children were helped to understand that there was a good reason as to why they were obstructed in trying to attain a goal 
D) Children of parents who have an authoritarian style are able to curb aggressive impulses 
E) If children's aggressive impulses are dissipated by engaging in a vigorous sporting activity C

Question 4

Barker, Dembo, and Lewin (1941) investigated which of these causes of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Receiving corporal punishment 
B) Watching violence on TV 
C) Intelligence 
D) Being socially disadvantaged 
E) Frustration 
A) Receiving corporal punishment 
B) Watching violence on TV 
C) Intelligence 
D) Being socially disadvantaged 
E) Frustration

Question 5

Liebert and Baron (1972) allowed children to watch either a violent TV program or a film of an exciting sporting event. What did they observe in children's subsequent behavior during play?

Accepted Answer

A) Children's levels of aggression decreased after watching the program or film, though the decrease was less marked specifically among those who watched the violent program 
B) Children's levels of aggression increased after watching, irrespective of whether they saw the violent program or the sporting event 
C) Children who watched the sporting event were even more violent in their play than children who watched the violent program 
D) Watching the program or film had no effect of children's aggression during play, but those who watched the violent program were more aggressive during classroom activities 
E) Only the children who watched the violent program displayed elevated levels of aggression during play 
A) Children's levels of aggression decreased after watching the program or film, though the decrease was less marked specifically among those who watched the violent program 
B) Children's levels of aggression increased after watching, irrespective of whether they saw the violent program or the sporting event 
C) Children who watched the sporting event were even more violent in their play than children who watched the violent program 
D) Watching the program or film had no effect of children's aggression during play, but those who watched the violent program were more aggressive during classroom activities 
E) Only the children who watched the violent program displayed elevated levels of aggression during play

Question 6

How is gender relevant to aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Aggression expressed by girls tends to be more spiteful 
B) It isn't 
C) The factors that predict aggression in boys also predict aggression in girls, though aggression is generally more common in boys than in girls 
D) There is a similar level of aggression in boys and girls, but aggression is expressed differently in girls and the causal factors tend to be different as well 
E) Boys derive more satisfaction from being aggressive toward girls than to other boys 
A) Aggression expressed by girls tends to be more spiteful 
B) It isn't 
C) The factors that predict aggression in boys also predict aggression in girls, though aggression is generally more common in boys than in girls 
D) There is a similar level of aggression in boys and girls, but aggression is expressed differently in girls and the causal factors tend to be different as well 
E) Boys derive more satisfaction from being aggressive toward girls than to other boys

Question 7

According to studies led by Eron, what is the effect of administering corporal punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) Children punished in this way tend to be more aggressive than children who do not receive corporal punishment 
B) Children who receive corporal punishment are less aggressive than children who are kept in check merely with verbal admonitions 
C) Corporal punishment keeps children under tight control and prevents them from "running riot" 
D) Corporal punishment is beneficial when administered judiciously 
E) Corporal punishment is ideal for restoring traditional values in society 
A) Children punished in this way tend to be more aggressive than children who do not receive corporal punishment 
B) Children who receive corporal punishment are less aggressive than children who are kept in check merely with verbal admonitions 
C) Corporal punishment keeps children under tight control and prevents them from "running riot" 
D) Corporal punishment is beneficial when administered judiciously 
E) Corporal punishment is ideal for restoring traditional values in society

Question 8

Eron's study revealed that children who judged violent TV programs to be ______ were the same who were judged by peers to be violent.

Accepted Answer

A) Silly 
B) Life-like 
C) Frightening 
D) Normal 
E) Popular 
A) Silly 
B) Life-like 
C) Frightening 
D) Normal 
E) Popular

Question 9

Anderson and Bushman (2001) investigated the effect of ______ on aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) Watching violent TV programs 
B) Playing violent computer games 
C) Temperament 
D) Social exclusion 
E) Aberrant development of neurological substrates, especially the amygdala 
A) Watching violent TV programs 
B) Playing violent computer games 
C) Temperament 
D) Social exclusion 
E) Aberrant development of neurological substrates, especially the amygdala

Question 10

When aggression is motivated by the aim of achieving a specific goal, it is called ______ aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) Means-end 
B) Purposeful 
C) Goal-directed 
D) Instrumental 
E) Cynical 
A) Means-end 
B) Purposeful 
C) Goal-directed 
D) Instrumental 
E) Cynical

Question 11

What are the implications of Bandura et al.'s findings with respect to children's TV viewing?

Accepted Answer

A) Watching violent TV programs could cause children to be violent toward other children in everyday contexts 
B) Watching violent TV programs has a cathartic effect, which helps to curb aggression in real life 
C) Censorship should be abolished 
D) There is a relation between watching a violent model and being violent, but we don't know about the direction of causality 
E) The findings in themselves have no implications 
A) Watching violent TV programs could cause children to be violent toward other children in everyday contexts 
B) Watching violent TV programs has a cathartic effect, which helps to curb aggression in real life 
C) Censorship should be abolished 
D) There is a relation between watching a violent model and being violent, but we don't know about the direction of causality 
E) The findings in themselves have no implications

Question 12

Eron suggests that there is a ______ between the ages of 8 and 12 years, when watching violent TV programs has a marked impact on social development.

Accepted Answer

A) Impressionable phase 
B) Critical period 
C) Sensitive period 
D) Imitation stage 
E) Period during which an internal working model is established 
A) Impressionable phase 
B) Critical period 
C) Sensitive period 
D) Imitation stage 
E) Period during which an internal working model is established

Question 13

Eron and colleagues conducted a longitudinal study into the relation between TV viewing and aggression. What does the term "longitudinal" mean?

Accepted Answer

A) The design had a "Latin Square" configuration, which included longitude as well as latitude 
B) Participants were tested over several days 
C) Participants were recruited from different geographical regions, but all of the same longitude 
D) Many different age groups were tested 
E) Participants were tested at several points in time over a long period, in this case several decades 
A) The design had a "Latin Square" configuration, which included longitude as well as latitude 
B) Participants were tested over several days 
C) Participants were recruited from different geographical regions, but all of the same longitude 
D) Many different age groups were tested 
E) Participants were tested at several points in time over a long period, in this case several decades

Question 14

In one study, Eron and colleagues helped 10-year-old children to understand how TV programs create an illusion of violence when in fact nobody gets hurt. What effect did this have?

Accepted Answer

A) It desensitized the children 
B) It seemed to help the children to become less violent 
C) The children became more violent on the belief that violence doesn't really hurt anybody 
D) The children developed a special interest in the techniques of making TV programs 
E) There was no measurable effect; the children's violent tendencies were so deep-seated that they could not be curbed by rather brief interventions such as this 
A) It desensitized the children 
B) It seemed to help the children to become less violent 
C) The children became more violent on the belief that violence doesn't really hurt anybody 
D) The children developed a special interest in the techniques of making TV programs 
E) There was no measurable effect; the children's violent tendencies were so deep-seated that they could not be curbed by rather brief interventions such as this

Question 15

Huesmann et al. (2003) investigated variables that could compete with TV viewing in explaining children's aggression. Which of the following variables was not investigated?

Accepted Answer

A) Parental style 
B) Social class 
C) Intelligence 
D) Quality of schooling 
E) Level of family income 
A) Parental style 
B) Social class 
C) Intelligence 
D) Quality of schooling 
E) Level of family income

Question 16

Imagine that a 13-year-old girl feels hatred toward another girl in her class and for this reason she says that the other girl is fat and that nobody likes her. In the context of research into the psychology of interpersonal aggression, this would be defined as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Spite 
B) Instrumental aggression 
C) Hostile aggression 
D) Interpersonal conflict 
E) Teasing 
A) Spite 
B) Instrumental aggression 
C) Hostile aggression 
D) Interpersonal conflict 
E) Teasing

Question 17

The theory that seeks to explain aggression with reference to imitation of examples modeled by other people is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Role play 
B) Imitation theory 
C) Catharsis 
D) Social learning theory 
E) Identification 
A) Role play 
B) Imitation theory 
C) Catharsis 
D) Social learning theory 
E) Identification

Question 18

What would Freud's theory predict about children's behavior in Bandura et al.'s study? That children would:

Accepted Answer

A) Imitate the adult 
B) Play peacefully with the available toys 
C) Be aroused by the display of aggression 
D) Fear castration 
E) Experience feelings of guilt, leading to anxiety 
A) Imitate the adult 
B) Play peacefully with the available toys 
C) Be aroused by the display of aggression 
D) Fear castration 
E) Experience feelings of guilt, leading to anxiety

Question 19

The study conducted by Thomas and colleagues (1977) suggests that watching violent TV programs might:

Accepted Answer

A) Have an adverse effect on cognitive development 
B) Cause children to derive an unhealthy pleasure from watching violence 
C) Cause children to lose interest in violence 
D) Increase children's arousal to aggression 
E) Desensitize children to violence 
A) Have an adverse effect on cognitive development 
B) Cause children to derive an unhealthy pleasure from watching violence 
C) Cause children to lose interest in violence 
D) Increase children's arousal to aggression 
E) Desensitize children to violence

Question 20

In the study by Thomas et al. (1977), children aged 9 years witnessed:

Accepted Answer

A) Preschoolers squabbling 
B) A Batman movie 
C) Peers being rebuked for displays of aggression 
D) An adult model being violent toward soft toys 
E) Children playing peacefully 
A) Preschoolers squabbling 
B) A Batman movie 
C) Peers being rebuked for displays of aggression 
D) An adult model being violent toward soft toys 
E) Children playing peacefully

The longitudinal study conducted by Eron and colleagues involved:

In the studies conducted by Bandura and colleagues in the early 1960s, young children witnessed an adult hit a large doll with a hammer. What happened next?

A study conducted by Mallick and McCandless (1966) identified which circumstance in which frustration does not necessarily give rise to aggression?

Barker, Dembo, and Lewin (1941) investigated which of these causes of aggression?

Liebert and Baron (1972) allowed children to watch either a violent TV program or a film of an exciting sporting event. What did they observe in children's subsequent behavior during play?

How is gender relevant to aggression?

According to studies led by Eron, what is the effect of administering corporal punishment?

Eron's study revealed that children who judged violent TV programs to be ______ were the same who were judged by peers to be violent.

Anderson and Bushman (2001) investigated the effect of ______ on aggression.

When aggression is motivated by the aim of achieving a specific goal, it is called ______ aggression.

What are the implications of Bandura et al.'s findings with respect to children's TV viewing?

Eron suggests that there is a ______ between the ages of 8 and 12 years, when watching violent TV programs has a marked impact on social development.

Eron and colleagues conducted a longitudinal study into the relation between TV viewing and aggression. What does the term "longitudinal" mean?

In one study, Eron and colleagues helped 10-year-old children to understand how TV programs create an illusion of violence when in fact nobody gets hurt. What effect did this have?

Huesmann et al. (2003) investigated variables that could compete with TV viewing in explaining children's aggression. Which of the following variables was not investigated?

Imagine that a 13-year-old girl feels hatred toward another girl in her class and for this reason she says that the other girl is fat and that nobody likes her. In the context of research into the psychology of interpersonal aggression, this would be defined as an example of:

The theory that seeks to explain aggression with reference to imitation of examples modeled by other people is known as:

What would Freud's theory predict about children's behavior in Bandura et al.'s study? That children would:

The study conducted by Thomas and colleagues (1977) suggests that watching violent TV programs might:

In the study by Thomas et al. (1977), children aged 9 years witnessed:

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Exam 16: Development of Antisocial Behavior

The longitudinal study conducted by Eron and colleagues involved:

In the studies conducted by Bandura and colleagues in the early 1960s, young children witnessed an adult hit a large doll with a hammer. What happened next?

A study conducted by Mallick and McCandless (1966) identified which circumstance in which frustration does not necessarily give rise to aggression?

Barker, Dembo, and Lewin (1941) investigated which of these causes of aggression?

Liebert and Baron (1972) allowed children to watch either a violent TV program or a film of an exciting sporting event. What did they observe in children's subsequent behavior during play?

How is gender relevant to aggression?

According to studies led by Eron, what is the effect of administering corporal punishment?

Eron's study revealed that children who judged violent TV programs to be ______ were the same who were judged by peers to be violent.

Anderson and Bushman (2001) investigated the effect of ______ on aggression.

When aggression is motivated by the aim of achieving a specific goal, it is called ______ aggression.

What are the implications of Bandura et al.'s findings with respect to children's TV viewing?

Eron suggests that there is a ______ between the ages of 8 and 12 years, when watching violent TV programs has a marked impact on social development.

Eron and colleagues conducted a longitudinal study into the relation between TV viewing and aggression. What does the term "longitudinal" mean?

In one study, Eron and colleagues helped 10-year-old children to understand how TV programs create an illusion of violence when in fact nobody gets hurt. What effect did this have?

Huesmann et al. (2003) investigated variables that could compete with TV viewing in explaining children's aggression. Which of the following variables was not investigated?

Imagine that a 13-year-old girl feels hatred toward another girl in her class and for this reason she says that the other girl is fat and that nobody likes her. In the context of research into the psychology of interpersonal aggression, this would be defined as an example of:

The theory that seeks to explain aggression with reference to imitation of examples modeled by other people is known as:

What would Freud's theory predict about children's behavior in Bandura et al.'s study? That children would:

The study conducted by Thomas and colleagues (1977) suggests that watching violent TV programs might:

In the study by Thomas et al. (1977), children aged 9 years witnessed:

Themes and Perspectives in Developmental Psychology

Methodological Approaches

The Development of Thinking

Does Piagets Theory Stand up to Examination

What Children Understand About the Mind

Developmental Disorders

Autism

Numerical Development

Developing an Ability to Draw

Developing an Ability to See the World

The Role of Heredity and Environment in Intelligence

Language Development

Developing an Ability to Communicate

Parenting and the Development of Love and Attachment

Moral Development

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