Question 1

Brown and Elliot (1965) investigated ______ as a cause of aggression in children.

Accepted Answer

A) Attention seeking 
B) Reward 
C) Frustration 
D) Watching violent programs on TV 
E) Corporal punishment 
A) Attention seeking 
B) Reward 
C) Frustration 
D) Watching violent programs on TV 
E) Corporal punishment

Question 2

A study by Dodge et al. (1990) identified a relationship between ______ and aggression

Accepted Answer

A) Social class 
B) Parental style 
C) Scholastic failure 
D) Peer rejection 
E) ADHD 
A) Social class 
B) Parental style 
C) Scholastic failure 
D) Peer rejection 
E) ADHD

Question 3

Why does the study conducted by Eron and colleagues fall short of demonstrating that watching violent TV causes violent interpersonal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) A shortage of research funding meant that the study had to be halted before it was completed 
B) The studies had serious methodological flaws that render the results uninterpretable, especially with respect to drawing conclusions about cause and effect 
C) Innate violent tendencies may have motivated children to watch violent TV programs, and this same tendency may also explain violent interpersonal behavior 
D) The children had extremely violent parents and this was responsible for children's violent interpersonal behavior rather than watching violent TV 
E) It is necessary to replicate the finding before we can be confident enough to draw conclusions about causality 
A) A shortage of research funding meant that the study had to be halted before it was completed 
B) The studies had serious methodological flaws that render the results uninterpretable, especially with respect to drawing conclusions about cause and effect 
C) Innate violent tendencies may have motivated children to watch violent TV programs, and this same tendency may also explain violent interpersonal behavior 
D) The children had extremely violent parents and this was responsible for children's violent interpersonal behavior rather than watching violent TV 
E) It is necessary to replicate the finding before we can be confident enough to draw conclusions about causality

Question 4

Eron and colleagues found a correlation between watching violent TV at age 8 and ______ at age 30.

Accepted Answer

A) Criminal convictions 
B) Soccer hooliganism 
C) Being socially dominant 
D) Attendance at the movie theater 
E) Number of sexual partners 
A) Criminal convictions 
B) Soccer hooliganism 
C) Being socially dominant 
D) Attendance at the movie theater 
E) Number of sexual partners

Question 5

To investigate the causal relation between corporal punishment and aggression, a researcher might consider dividing children into two groups, subjecting one to corporal punishment and the other to verbal admonitions. After a while, the researcher might find it revealing to observe the groups' behavior for signs of aggression, say, in a free-play session. Why has no such study been conducted to date?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no money available to fund such a project 
B) It would be unethical 
C) Such a study has not yet occurred to researchers 
D) The study would not tell us anything that we don't already know 
E) The study is too complicated 
A) There is no money available to fund such a project 
B) It would be unethical 
C) Such a study has not yet occurred to researchers 
D) The study would not tell us anything that we don't already know 
E) The study is too complicated

Brown and Elliot (1965) investigated ______ as a cause of aggression in children.

A study by Dodge et al. (1990) identified a relationship between ______ and aggression

Why does the study conducted by Eron and colleagues fall short of demonstrating that watching violent TV causes violent interpersonal behavior?

Eron and colleagues found a correlation between watching violent TV at age 8 and ______ at age 30.

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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Exam 16: Development of Antisocial Behavior

Brown and Elliot (1965) investigated ______ as a cause of aggression in children.

A study by Dodge et al. (1990) identified a relationship between ______ and aggression

Why does the study conducted by Eron and colleagues fall short of demonstrating that watching violent TV causes violent interpersonal behavior?

Eron and colleagues found a correlation between watching violent TV at age 8 and ______ at age 30.

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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