Question 1

Bushman (2002)let angry research retaliate against the person who angered them.Participants who _____ before being allowed to retaliate were LEAST aggressive.

Accepted Answer

A) did not hit a punching bag 
B) hit a punching bag while thinking about the person who angered 
C) hit a punching bag while thinking about physical fitness 
D) watched violent TV 
A) did not hit a punching bag 
B) hit a punching bag while thinking about the person who angered 
C) hit a punching bag while thinking about physical fitness 
D) watched violent TV

Question 2

Which statement is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensation seekers are more likely to be aggressive. 
B) Arousal feeds emotions. 
C) Sexual arousal can amplify anger. 
D) Arousal has no effect on emotions. 
A) Sensation seekers are more likely to be aggressive. 
B) Arousal feeds emotions. 
C) Sexual arousal can amplify anger. 
D) Arousal has no effect on emotions.

Question 3

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Serial killers report using pornography at unusually high rates. 
B) Children who view pornography are less likely to be sexually aggressive toward others. 
C) Most men arrested for Internet-based pornography have molested a child at least once. 
D) University men who consume a large amount of pornography are more likely to be sexually aggressive. 
A) Serial killers report using pornography at unusually high rates. 
B) Children who view pornography are less likely to be sexually aggressive toward others. 
C) Most men arrested for Internet-based pornography have molested a child at least once. 
D) University men who consume a large amount of pornography are more likely to be sexually aggressive.

Question 4

Violent crimes are more likely committed

Accepted Answer

A) in the winter rather than the summer. 
B) when the weather is hot. 
C) on nights with a full moon. 
D) during rainy periods. 
A) in the winter rather than the summer. 
B) when the weather is hot. 
C) on nights with a full moon. 
D) during rainy periods.

Question 5

The blocking of goal-directed behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A) instrumental aggression. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) frustration. 
D) displacement. 
A) instrumental aggression. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) frustration. 
D) displacement.

Question 6

Viewing sexually violent movies _______ men to brutality and results in _______ for domestic violence victims.

Accepted Answer

A) sensitizes;less sympathy 
B) sensitizes;more sympathy 
C) desensitizes;less sympathy 
D) desensitizes;more sympathy 
A) sensitizes;less sympathy 
B) sensitizes;more sympathy 
C) desensitizes;less sympathy 
D) desensitizes;more sympathy

Question 7

Instinctive behavior is behavior that is

Accepted Answer

A) survival-oriented and common to most members of a species. 
B) innate,unlearned,and shown by all members of a species. 
C) reflexive and automatic but easily overcome by learning. 
D) taught to members of a species. 
A) survival-oriented and common to most members of a species. 
B) innate,unlearned,and shown by all members of a species. 
C) reflexive and automatic but easily overcome by learning. 
D) taught to members of a species.

Question 8

Of the following,which is the best example of instrumental aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) An angry football player tackles a quarterback after he attempts a long pass. 
B) A jealous wife finds her husband with another woman and shoots them both. 
C) A group of mercenaries,hired to kill the dictator of a small country,arrange to poison him. 
D) A man smashes his TV set after he cannot get it to work. 
A) An angry football player tackles a quarterback after he attempts a long pass. 
B) A jealous wife finds her husband with another woman and shoots them both. 
C) A group of mercenaries,hired to kill the dictator of a small country,arrange to poison him. 
D) A man smashes his TV set after he cannot get it to work.

Question 9

The near consensus among social psychologists is that

Accepted Answer

A) viewing or participating in violence fails to produce catharsis. 
B) hitting a punching bag reduces aggression. 
C) sexual materials provide an outlet for bottled-up impulses. 
D) wars seem to purge aggressive feelings. 
A) viewing or participating in violence fails to produce catharsis. 
B) hitting a punching bag reduces aggression. 
C) sexual materials provide an outlet for bottled-up impulses. 
D) wars seem to purge aggressive feelings.

Question 10

Americans' ideas for protecting themselves include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) buy a gun for self-protection. 
B) build more prisons. 
C) impose a "three strikes and you're out" requirement of lifetime incarceration for violent crimes. 
D) don't kill people who kill. 
A) buy a gun for self-protection. 
B) build more prisons. 
C) impose a "three strikes and you're out" requirement of lifetime incarceration for violent crimes. 
D) don't kill people who kill.

Question 11

The pain-attack response has been observed in

Accepted Answer

A) rats. 
B) monkeys. 
C) snakes. 
D) many varied species. 
A) rats. 
B) monkeys. 
C) snakes. 
D) many varied species.

Question 12

Physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm is known as

Accepted Answer

A) aggression. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) instrumental aggression. 
D) both hostile and instrumental aggression. 
A) aggression. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) instrumental aggression. 
D) both hostile and instrumental aggression.

Question 13

Current motivational approaches to aggression suggest that frustration

Accepted Answer

A) doesn't lead to aggression after all. 
B) reduces aggression more than it stimulates it. 
C) triggers anger,which can generate aggression in some situations. 
D) works by triggering the fight-or-flight regions of the brain. 
A) doesn't lead to aggression after all. 
B) reduces aggression more than it stimulates it. 
C) triggers anger,which can generate aggression in some situations. 
D) works by triggering the fight-or-flight regions of the brain.

Question 14

The frustration-aggression theory is designed to explain

Accepted Answer

A) hostile aggression. 
B) instrumental aggression. 
C) both hostile and instrumental aggression. 
D) neither hostile nor instrumental aggression. 
A) hostile aggression. 
B) instrumental aggression. 
C) both hostile and instrumental aggression. 
D) neither hostile nor instrumental aggression.

Question 15

What is true about retaliation?

Accepted Answer

A) It reduces tension in the long run. 
B) It does not provide pleasure. 
C) In the long run,it fuels more negative feelings. 
D) When people who have been provoked hit a punching bag,it is cathartic. 
A) It reduces tension in the long run. 
B) It does not provide pleasure. 
C) In the long run,it fuels more negative feelings. 
D) When people who have been provoked hit a punching bag,it is cathartic.

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Across centuries,humans have become more violent. 
B) The United States is the only western democracy that has not abolished the death penalty. 
C) Some western democracies still enforce the death penalty for counterfeiting. 
D) Many western democracies continue to see increases in anti-gay attitudes. 
A) Across centuries,humans have become more violent. 
B) The United States is the only western democracy that has not abolished the death penalty. 
C) Some western democracies still enforce the death penalty for counterfeiting. 
D) Many western democracies continue to see increases in anti-gay attitudes.

Question 17

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons that lead Buss and Shackelford (1997)to conclude that aggression was adaptive for our distant ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a strategy for gaining resources. 
B) It helped people defend against attacks. 
C) It intimidated or eliminated male rivals for females. 
D) It encouraged the rise of nations. 
A) It was a strategy for gaining resources. 
B) It helped people defend against attacks. 
C) It intimidated or eliminated male rivals for females. 
D) It encouraged the rise of nations.

Question 18

Evolutionary theories for aggression explain all of the following EXCEPT why

Accepted Answer

A) people fight over resources. 
B) people defend against attacks. 
C) men try to eliminate other male rivals for females. 
D) some people are more aggressive than others. 
A) people fight over resources. 
B) people defend against attacks. 
C) men try to eliminate other male rivals for females. 
D) some people are more aggressive than others.

Question 19

Hunting rifles are LEAST likely to prime aggressive thoughts in

Accepted Answer

A) hunters. 
B) adults. 
C) women. 
D) children. 
A) hunters. 
B) adults. 
C) women. 
D) children.

Question 20

Which action represents aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) a fired employee seething with rage 
B) a dentist drilling a tooth 
C) a stranger shouting profanities at you 
D) a clumsy person bumping into you 
A) a fired employee seething with rage 
B) a dentist drilling a tooth 
C) a stranger shouting profanities at you 
D) a clumsy person bumping into you

Bushman (2002)let angry research retaliate against the person who angered them.Participants who _____ before being allowed to retaliate were LEAST aggressive.

Which statement is NOT true?

Which of the following is false?

Violent crimes are more likely committed

The blocking of goal-directed behavior is called

Viewing sexually violent movies _ men to brutality and results in _ for domestic violence victims.

Instinctive behavior is behavior that is

Of the following,which is the best example of instrumental aggression?

The near consensus among social psychologists is that

Americans' ideas for protecting themselves include all of the following EXCEPT

The pain-attack response has been observed in

Physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm is known as

Current motivational approaches to aggression suggest that frustration

The frustration-aggression theory is designed to explain

What is true about retaliation?

Which of the following is true?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons that lead Buss and Shackelford (1997)to conclude that aggression was adaptive for our distant ancestors?

Evolutionary theories for aggression explain all of the following EXCEPT why

Hunting rifles are LEAST likely to prime aggressive thoughts in

Which action represents aggression?

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Bushman (2002)let angry research retaliate against the person who angered them.Participants who _____ before being allowed to retaliate were LEAST aggressive.

Which statement is NOT true?

Which of the following is false?

Violent crimes are more likely committed

The blocking of goal-directed behavior is called

Viewing sexually violent movies _______ men to brutality and results in _______ for domestic violence victims.

Instinctive behavior is behavior that is

Of the following,which is the best example of instrumental aggression?

The near consensus among social psychologists is that

Americans' ideas for protecting themselves include all of the following EXCEPT

The pain-attack response has been observed in

Physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm is known as

Current motivational approaches to aggression suggest that frustration

The frustration-aggression theory is designed to explain

What is true about retaliation?

Which of the following is true?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons that lead Buss and Shackelford (1997)to conclude that aggression was adaptive for our distant ancestors?

Evolutionary theories for aggression explain all of the following EXCEPT why

Hunting rifles are LEAST likely to prime aggressive thoughts in

Which action represents aggression?

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes,culture,and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Group Influence

Prejudice: Disliking Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Helping

Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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Viewing sexually violent movies _ men to brutality and results in _ for domestic violence victims.