Question 1

Extremely high levels of arousal seem to mitigate aggressive behavior in certain situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Choose three concepts in the Chapter. Define all three concepts and then apply each concept to what we know about the Trayvon Martin case.

Accepted Answer

Concept 1: Racial Profiling
Definition: Racial profiling is the act of using a person's race or ethnicity as the primary factor in deciding whether to engage in law enforcement practices such as stops, searches, and arrests.

Application to Trayvon Martin case: Trayvon Martin's case is often cited as an example of racial profiling. George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Martin, claimed that he found Martin suspicious because he was wearing a hoodie and looked "up to no good." Many believe that Zimmerman's actions were influenced by racial profiling, as he assumed Martin was a threat based on his race.

Concept 2: Stand Your Ground Law
Definition: Stand Your Ground laws allow individuals to use deadly force in self-defense without attempting to retreat from a dangerous situation, even if they are in a public place.

Application to Trayvon Martin case: The Trayvon Martin case gained widespread attention due to Florida's Stand Your Ground law. Zimmerman claimed self-defense under this law, stating that he shot Martin in self-defense after a physical altercation. The application of the Stand Your Ground law in this case sparked debates about the law's impact on racial bias and its potential to enable unnecessary use of deadly force.

Concept 3: Implicit Bias
Definition: Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases can impact our perceptions, behaviors, and interactions with others.

Application to Trayvon Martin case: Implicit bias played a role in the Trayvon Martin case as it likely influenced George Zimmerman's perception of Martin as a threat. Zimmerman's actions and decisions may have been influenced by unconscious biases and stereotypes about young Black men, contributing to the tragic outcome of the encounter.

In summary, the concepts of racial profiling, Stand Your Ground laws, and implicit bias all played a role in the Trayvon Martin case. These concepts shed light on the complex social and legal dynamics that contributed to the events leading to Martin's death and the subsequent trial of George Zimmerman.

Question 3

Bullying is an example of reactive aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The type of aggression that includes anger expressions, temper tantrums, and vengeful hostility, and more generally "hot-blooded" aggressive acts is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive aggression. 
B)  mediated aggression. 
C)  aggressive mimicry. 
D)  reactive aggression. 
E)  expressive aggression. 
A)  proactive aggression. 
B)  mediated aggression. 
C)  aggressive mimicry. 
D)  reactive aggression. 
E)  expressive aggression.

Question 5

Elaborate on the sentence: Aggression is a simple, direct method of solving immediate conflicts.

Accepted Answer

Aggression is often seen as a simple and

Question 6

_____ refers to self-focused attention toward one's thoughts and feelings. In other words, the person keeps thinking about an incident long after it is over.

Accepted Answer

A)  Expressive aggression 
B)  Rumination 
C)  Nodal behavior 
D)  Antinodal behavior 
E)  Subliminal foci 
A)  Expressive aggression 
B)  Rumination 
C)  Nodal behavior 
D)  Antinodal behavior 
E)  Subliminal foci

Question 7

Cognitive scripts are _____ behavioral patterns for certain situations that are _____ to change.

Accepted Answer

A)  available; relatively easy 
B)  persistent; resistant 
C)  innate; impossible 
D)  aggressive; relatively easy 
E)  simple; impossible 
A)  available; relatively easy 
B)  persistent; resistant 
C)  innate; impossible 
D)  aggressive; relatively easy 
E)  simple; impossible

Question 8

Freud believed the causes of aggression to be basically:

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctive. 
B)  learned. 
C)  an interaction between biological and environmental factors. 
D)  biochemical. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  instinctive. 
B)  learned. 
C)  an interaction between biological and environmental factors. 
D)  biochemical. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 9

The research community is sharply divided on the long-term effects of violent media on aggressive behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The perspective of human nature that argues that humans are intimately tied to their animal ancestry in important and significant ways is known as the ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  difference-in-degree 
B)  difference-in-kind 
C)  medical model 
D)  parataxis 
E)  difference in cognition 
A)  difference-in-degree 
B)  difference-in-kind 
C)  medical model 
D)  parataxis 
E)  difference in cognition

Question 11

During early stages of frustration or general arousal, cognitive processes appear to have little influence beyond the immediate appraisal that the situation is aversive. This description outlines a stage of what model of aggression and violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive expectancy theory 
B)  The neo-frustration-aggression model 
C)  The cognitive neoassociation model 
D)  The weapons effect model 
E)  The cognitive scripts model 
A)  Cognitive expectancy theory 
B)  The neo-frustration-aggression model 
C)  The cognitive neoassociation model 
D)  The weapons effect model 
E)  The cognitive scripts model

Question 12

Research studies have found that domestic violence is a common precipitating factor in road rage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Malicious gossip is an example of what type of human aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct active verbal 
B)  Indirect active verbal 
C)  Direct passive verbal 
D)  Indirect passive verbal 
E)  Directive instrumental 
A)  Direct active verbal 
B)  Indirect active verbal 
C)  Direct passive verbal 
D)  Indirect passive verbal 
E)  Directive instrumental

Question 14

The tendency to attack space violators is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  territoriality. 
B)  hydraulic model of aggression. 
C)  passive violence. 
D)  animality. 
E)  instinctual violence. 
A)  territoriality. 
B)  hydraulic model of aggression. 
C)  passive violence. 
D)  animality. 
E)  instinctual violence.

Question 15

Most forms of "white collar" crime would fall into which of the following categories of aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Instrumental 
B)  Hostile 
C)  Passive-aggressive 
D)  Functional 
E)  Ambivalent 
A)  Instrumental 
B)  Hostile 
C)  Passive-aggressive 
D)  Functional 
E)  Ambivalent

Question 16

Konrad Lorenz believed that a principle purpose of aggression in animals is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  keep the species population down to a survival level. 
B)  kill other species. 
C)  defend and protect "staked out" territory. 
D)  demonstrate which species is the most powerful and controlling. 
E)  reproduce. 
A)  keep the species population down to a survival level. 
B)  kill other species. 
C)  defend and protect "staked out" territory. 
D)  demonstrate which species is the most powerful and controlling. 
E)  reproduce.

Question 17

Which of the following behaviors represents an example of passive-aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slapping someone 
B)  Refusing to speak to someone 
C)  Shouting at someone 
D)  Shooting someone 
E)  Robbing someone 
A)  Slapping someone 
B)  Refusing to speak to someone 
C)  Shouting at someone 
D)  Shooting someone 
E)  Robbing someone

Question 18

Territoriality is a central concept in Konrad Lorenz's theory of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Discuss the various theoretical perspectives on aggression, including the research in support of or refuting these perspectives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the various theoretical perspectives on aggression,...

Question 20

Horn blowing is an example of road rage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Extremely high levels of arousal seem to mitigate aggressive behavior in certain situations.

Choose three concepts in the Chapter. Define all three concepts and then apply each concept to what we know about the Trayvon Martin case.

Bullying is an example of reactive aggression.

The type of aggression that includes anger expressions, temper tantrums, and vengeful hostility, and more generally "hot-blooded" aggressive acts is called:

Elaborate on the sentence: Aggression is a simple, direct method of solving immediate conflicts.

_____ refers to self-focused attention toward one's thoughts and feelings. In other words, the person keeps thinking about an incident long after it is over.

Cognitive scripts are _ behavioral patterns for certain situations that are _ to change.

Freud believed the causes of aggression to be basically:

The research community is sharply divided on the long-term effects of violent media on aggressive behavior.

The perspective of human nature that argues that humans are intimately tied to their animal ancestry in important and significant ways is known as the ________ perspective.

During early stages of frustration or general arousal, cognitive processes appear to have little influence beyond the immediate appraisal that the situation is aversive. This description outlines a stage of what model of aggression and violence?

Research studies have found that domestic violence is a common precipitating factor in road rage.

Malicious gossip is an example of what type of human aggression?

The tendency to attack space violators is referred to as:

Most forms of "white collar" crime would fall into which of the following categories of aggressive behavior?

Konrad Lorenz believed that a principle purpose of aggression in animals is to:

Which of the following behaviors represents an example of passive-aggressive behavior?

Territoriality is a central concept in Konrad Lorenz's theory of aggression.

Discuss the various theoretical perspectives on aggression, including the research in support of or refuting these perspectives.

Horn blowing is an example of road rage.

Introduction to Criminal Behavior

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk Factors

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Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors

Juvenile Delinquency

Criminal Psychopathy

Crime and Mental Disorders

Homicide, Assault, and Family Violence

Multiple Murder, School, and Workplace Violence

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Exam 5: Human Aggression and Violence

Extremely high levels of arousal seem to mitigate aggressive behavior in certain situations.

Choose three concepts in the Chapter. Define all three concepts and then apply each concept to what we know about the Trayvon Martin case.

Bullying is an example of reactive aggression.

The type of aggression that includes anger expressions, temper tantrums, and vengeful hostility, and more generally "hot-blooded" aggressive acts is called:

Elaborate on the sentence: Aggression is a simple, direct method of solving immediate conflicts.

_____ refers to self-focused attention toward one's thoughts and feelings. In other words, the person keeps thinking about an incident long after it is over.

Cognitive scripts are _____ behavioral patterns for certain situations that are _____ to change.

Freud believed the causes of aggression to be basically:

The research community is sharply divided on the long-term effects of violent media on aggressive behavior.

The perspective of human nature that argues that humans are intimately tied to their animal ancestry in important and significant ways is known as the ________ perspective.

During early stages of frustration or general arousal, cognitive processes appear to have little influence beyond the immediate appraisal that the situation is aversive. This description outlines a stage of what model of aggression and violence?

Research studies have found that domestic violence is a common precipitating factor in road rage.

Malicious gossip is an example of what type of human aggression?

The tendency to attack space violators is referred to as:

Most forms of "white collar" crime would fall into which of the following categories of aggressive behavior?

Konrad Lorenz believed that a principle purpose of aggression in animals is to:

Which of the following behaviors represents an example of passive-aggressive behavior?

Territoriality is a central concept in Konrad Lorenz's theory of aggression.

Discuss the various theoretical perspectives on aggression, including the research in support of or refuting these perspectives.

Horn blowing is an example of road rage.

Introduction to Criminal Behavior

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk Factors

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors

Juvenile Delinquency

Criminal Psychopathy

Crime and Mental Disorders

Homicide, Assault, and Family Violence

Multiple Murder, School, and Workplace Violence

Psychology of Terrorism

Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault of Children and Youth and Other Sexual Offenses

Property and Public Order Crime

Violent Economic Crime and Crimes of Initimidation

Substance Abuse, Alcohol, and Crime

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Cognitive scripts are _ behavioral patterns for certain situations that are _ to change.