Question 1

Compared to societies that do not have a culture of honor, societies that do have a culture of honor tend to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  place a relatively high value on family and community needs rather than one's own needs 
B)  place a relatively high value on respect and virtue 
C)  be more accepting of virtually all forms of violence 
D)  be less accepting of virtually all forms of violence 
A)  place a relatively high value on family and community needs rather than one's own needs 
B)  place a relatively high value on respect and virtue 
C)  be more accepting of virtually all forms of violence 
D)  be less accepting of virtually all forms of violence

Question 2

Empirical research leads to the conclusion that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  violent media are not causally linked to aggression 
B)  violent media exposure is inversely linked to aggression 
C)  violent media exposure increases aggressive behavior 
D)  violent media exposure has no effect on aggressive behavior 
A)  violent media are not causally linked to aggression 
B)  violent media exposure is inversely linked to aggression 
C)  violent media exposure increases aggressive behavior 
D)  violent media exposure has no effect on aggressive behavior

Question 3

Research indicates that weak self-control is a ____ predictor of crime in general, but a better predictor of ____ than of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  very weak; violent crime; nonviolent crime 
B)  very weak; nonviolent crime; violent crime 
C)  very strong; violent crime; nonviolent crime 
D)  very strong; nonviolent crime; violent crime 
A)  very weak; violent crime; nonviolent crime 
B)  very weak; nonviolent crime; violent crime 
C)  very strong; violent crime; nonviolent crime 
D)  very strong; nonviolent crime; violent crime

Question 4

What does the text conclude about the human "instinct" for aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no such thing. 
B)  Humans do seem to have an instinct for aggression, and culture seems to have little impact on it. 
C)  Humans do seem to have an instinct for aggression, and, in general, culture tends to feed that instinct and encourage even more aggression. 
D)  Humans do seem to have an instinct for aggression, but, in general, culture tends to curb that instinct and reduce aggression. 
A)  There is no such thing. 
B)  Humans do seem to have an instinct for aggression, and culture seems to have little impact on it. 
C)  Humans do seem to have an instinct for aggression, and, in general, culture tends to feed that instinct and encourage even more aggression. 
D)  Humans do seem to have an instinct for aggression, but, in general, culture tends to curb that instinct and reduce aggression.

Question 5

The tend and befriend syndrome is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a female pattern of responding to general stress 
B)  a style of responding to aggressive threats that is often taught in anger-management therapies 
C)  a style of responding to aggressive threats that is characteristic of some (non-human) animals when confronted by dominant opponents 
D)  a general orientation toward others that many people take on when encountering new, ambiguous situations 
A)  a female pattern of responding to general stress 
B)  a style of responding to aggressive threats that is often taught in anger-management therapies 
C)  a style of responding to aggressive threats that is characteristic of some (non-human) animals when confronted by dominant opponents 
D)  a general orientation toward others that many people take on when encountering new, ambiguous situations

Question 6

Freud proposed that people have a life-giving instinct as well as a "death instinct." He called the latter ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jocasta 
B)  Eros 
C)  Oedipus 
D)  Thanatos 
A)  Jocasta 
B)  Eros 
C)  Oedipus 
D)  Thanatos

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a good example of antisocial behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cruelly gossiping about an enemy 
B)  Boxing in a professional boxing match 
C)  Refusing to leave the house or talk to any friends or family 
D)  Killing someone for pay (as a "hit man") 
A)  Cruelly gossiping about an enemy 
B)  Boxing in a professional boxing match 
C)  Refusing to leave the house or talk to any friends or family 
D)  Killing someone for pay (as a "hit man")

Question 8

When male rats are under stress, they respond by either fighting or running away (i.e., with the fight or flight syndrome). By contrast, female rats respond with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the right or flight syndrome 
B)  the tend and befriend syndrome 
C)  flight only 
D)  a tendency to hide 
A)  the right or flight syndrome 
B)  the tend and befriend syndrome 
C)  flight only 
D)  a tendency to hide

Question 9

A reporter goes to a gun show to cover a story for the local paper, and is inundated with the sight of guns. On the way home, he stops for lunch. Here he finds himself acting aggressively and rudely to the waiter. Which of the following best explains his behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thanatos 
B)  Triggered displacement 
C)  The weapons effect 
D)  Displacement 
A)  Thanatos 
B)  Triggered displacement 
C)  The weapons effect 
D)  Displacement

Question 10

In research studies, participants who are exposed to guns behave more aggressively than participants who are exposed to non-aggressive items (e.g., sports items). This effect is known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In research studies, participants who are exposed...

Question 11

Given the research on violence in the mass media and viewer aggression, which of the following conclusions is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violent media can have serious, long-term impacts in terms of increasing aggressiveness in viewers. 
B)  Violent media can have mild, short-term impacts in terms of increasing aggressiveness in viewers, and may or may not have more serious or longer-term impacts. 
C)  Exposure to violent media is one of the most difficult risk factors to alter in terms of preventing aggression. 
D)  Violent media seem to increase some forms of aggression among people who are already prone to aggression, but to have little or no impact on people who are not already prone to aggression. 
A)  Violent media can have serious, long-term impacts in terms of increasing aggressiveness in viewers. 
B)  Violent media can have mild, short-term impacts in terms of increasing aggressiveness in viewers, and may or may not have more serious or longer-term impacts. 
C)  Exposure to violent media is one of the most difficult risk factors to alter in terms of preventing aggression. 
D)  Violent media seem to increase some forms of aggression among people who are already prone to aggression, but to have little or no impact on people who are not already prone to aggression.

Question 12

Based on the definition of aggression given in the textbook, suicide is NOT a form of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jayson is walking down a busy sidewalk, when someone going the opposite direction bumps into him. Jayson thinks the person meant to bump him to be rude. Jayson is most clearly exhibiting the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hostile attribution bias 
B)  hostile expectation bias 
C)  hostile perception bias 
D)  indirect perception bias 
A)  hostile attribution bias 
B)  hostile expectation bias 
C)  hostile perception bias 
D)  indirect perception bias

Question 14

According to ____, people learn to behave aggressively in the same way that they learn other things-by direct experience and by observing others.

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental learning theory 
B)  social learning theory 
C)  relational aggression theory 
D)  the cultural relativity hypothesis 
A)  instrumental learning theory 
B)  social learning theory 
C)  relational aggression theory 
D)  the cultural relativity hypothesis

Question 15

Instinct theories argue that aggression is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

innate or

Question 16

According to the text, more than any other emotion, the emotion of ____ is likely to have been at the root of many horrible wars, genocides, and violent attacks throughout history.

Accepted Answer

A)  guilt 
B)  humiliation 
C)  anger 
D)  loathing 
A)  guilt 
B)  humiliation 
C)  anger 
D)  loathing

Question 17

Males are more likely than females to engage in the tend and befriend syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Describe the different cognitive biases that tend to promote aggression in humans.

Accepted Answer

a) Hostile attribution bias is the tende

Question 19

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding testosterone?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, and it can be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
B)  It is chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, and it CANNOT be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
C)  It is NOT chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, but it can be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
D)  It is NOT chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people and it CANNOT be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
A)  It is chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, and it can be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
B)  It is chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, and it CANNOT be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
C)  It is NOT chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people, but it can be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues. 
D)  It is NOT chronically higher among aggressive people than nonaggressive people and it CANNOT be temporarily elevated by aggressive cues.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about cursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It conveys limited emotional information, and limits communication. 
B)  It can actually reduce pain. 
C)  It is never helpful in gaining membership into social groups. 
D)  It is usually used to express delight. 
A)  It conveys limited emotional information, and limits communication. 
B)  It can actually reduce pain. 
C)  It is never helpful in gaining membership into social groups. 
D)  It is usually used to express delight.

Compared to societies that do not have a culture of honor, societies that do have a culture of honor tend to ____.

Empirical research leads to the conclusion that ____.

Research indicates that weak self-control is a predictor of crime in general, but a better predictor of than of .

What does the text conclude about the human "instinct" for aggression?

The tend and befriend syndrome is ____.

Freud proposed that people have a life-giving instinct as well as a "death instinct." He called the latter ____.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of antisocial behavior?

When male rats are under stress, they respond by either fighting or running away (i.e., with the fight or flight syndrome). By contrast, female rats respond with ____.

A reporter goes to a gun show to cover a story for the local paper, and is inundated with the sight of guns. On the way home, he stops for lunch. Here he finds himself acting aggressively and rudely to the waiter. Which of the following best explains his behavior?

In research studies, participants who are exposed to guns behave more aggressively than participants who are exposed to non-aggressive items (e.g., sports items). This effect is known as the ____________________.

Given the research on violence in the mass media and viewer aggression, which of the following conclusions is MOST accurate?

Based on the definition of aggression given in the textbook, suicide is NOT a form of aggression.

Jayson is walking down a busy sidewalk, when someone going the opposite direction bumps into him. Jayson thinks the person meant to bump him to be rude. Jayson is most clearly exhibiting the ____.

According to ____, people learn to behave aggressively in the same way that they learn other things-by direct experience and by observing others.

Instinct theories argue that aggression is ____________________.

According to the text, more than any other emotion, the emotion of ____ is likely to have been at the root of many horrible wars, genocides, and violent attacks throughout history.

Males are more likely than females to engage in the tend and befriend syndrome.

Describe the different cognitive biases that tend to promote aggression in humans.

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding testosterone?

Which of the following is true about cursing?

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Compared to societies that do not have a culture of honor, societies that do have a culture of honor tend to ____.

Empirical research leads to the conclusion that ____.

Research indicates that weak self-control is a ____ predictor of crime in general, but a better predictor of ____ than of ____.

What does the text conclude about the human "instinct" for aggression?

The tend and befriend syndrome is ____.

Freud proposed that people have a life-giving instinct as well as a "death instinct." He called the latter ____.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of antisocial behavior?

When male rats are under stress, they respond by either fighting or running away (i.e., with the fight or flight syndrome). By contrast, female rats respond with ____.

A reporter goes to a gun show to cover a story for the local paper, and is inundated with the sight of guns. On the way home, he stops for lunch. Here he finds himself acting aggressively and rudely to the waiter. Which of the following best explains his behavior?

In research studies, participants who are exposed to guns behave more aggressively than participants who are exposed to non-aggressive items (e.g., sports items). This effect is known as the ____________________.

Given the research on violence in the mass media and viewer aggression, which of the following conclusions is MOST accurate?

Based on the definition of aggression given in the textbook, suicide is NOT a form of aggression.

Jayson is walking down a busy sidewalk, when someone going the opposite direction bumps into him. Jayson thinks the person meant to bump him to be rude. Jayson is most clearly exhibiting the ____.

According to ____, people learn to behave aggressively in the same way that they learn other things-by direct experience and by observing others.

Instinct theories argue that aggression is ____________________.

According to the text, more than any other emotion, the emotion of ____ is likely to have been at the root of many horrible wars, genocides, and violent attacks throughout history.

Males are more likely than females to engage in the tend and befriend syndrome.

Describe the different cognitive biases that tend to promote aggression in humans.

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding testosterone?

Which of the following is true about cursing?

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

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Research indicates that weak self-control is a predictor of crime in general, but a better predictor of than of .