Exam 10: Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

An example of an injunctive norm is: "Most people think that it is cool to drive an expensive car."

Marlon tends to see other people's interactions as aggressive in nature. Marlon is showing the hostile perception bias.

In domestic violence, aggression is highest between siblings.

Elvis has been drinking heavily all afternoon, while his friend Cory has been drinking water and is stone-cold sober. Is Elvis more likely than Cory to behave aggressively?

Women tend to attack their domestic partners ____________________ (more/less) frequently than men do.

The original conceptualization of frustration-aggression theory was based on ____.

Which of the following comes closest to the way that most social psychologists define aggression?

The proposal that "the occurrence of aggressive behavior always presupposes the existence of frustration [and] the existence of frustration always leads to some form of aggression" is known as ____.

People who have ____ personality characteristics tend to agree with statements like "I insist that people treat me with respect" and "I can make people do whatever I want."

The number of people in a given area reflects ____.

Alcohol reduces the amount of ____ throughout the brain and body, which reduces the level of energy available for self-control.

The weapons effect is the tendency for aggression to increase as a result of the mere presence of a weapon.

The idea that people use aggression to try to get what they want illustrates that aggression is ____.

Of the following, who is most likely experiencing crowding?

Roger overhears loud voices in the apartment next door, and immediately assumes that his neighbors are engaged in a domestic battle. He then talks on the phone with his friend Lamont, and learns that his friend had a very bad day: Lamont lost his job AND discovered a large dent in his car. Roger jumps to some quick conclusions. "Someone is trying to attack you," he advises Lamont. "They dented your car on purpose. It is probably no accident that you lost your job this week either; someone there is out to get you!" Roger's quick assumptions about others' intentions indicate a ____.

Research suggests that more than ____ of high school and college students have cheated, and that ____ of employees have stolen from their employers.

Based on the definitions in the text, it is most accurate to say that ____.

The weapons effect refers to ____.

An experimental study gave participants a high dose of cocaine, a low dose of cocaine, or a placebo. Subsequently, aggression levels were measured in participants. Results showed that the most aggressive participants were those that received the ____.

Research suggests that, compared to other people, violent criminals tend to have ____.