Exam 10: Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

What is the intended purpose of an honor killing?

According to research on social learning theory, when people are presented with aggressive models, what happens?

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a term used to describe violence in the home?

As discussed in the text, sexually coercive men (men who commit date rapes or stranger rapes) tend to ____.

Which of the following is an example of hostile aggression?

As defined in the text, _____ is a state of disgrace, loss of self-respect, or loss of respect from others.

Angry moods tend to lead to increased aggression because ____.

Suppose Fred discovers that his girlfriend has been having an affair with one of his best friends for over a year. He completely freaks out and starts running through the streets, uncontrollably screaming and randomly attacking people and things. The term used by social psychologists to describe this kind of behavior is ____.

Research indicates that violence is most associated with ____.

Social psychologists Richard Nisbett and Dov Cohen found that, in the U.S., men from the South tend to respond to insults more aggressively compared to men from the North. They argued that a key reason for the difference is the fact that ____.

Over the next several years, global warming sis predicted to lead to increases in ____.

Research on aggression in toddlers and young children suggests that this group resorts to aggression to resolve conflicts ____.

Research on social learning theory and aggression suggests that aggressive models can sometimes influence people to behave more aggressively. This has been shown to be true regardless of whether the audience consists of adults or children.

Allison is at the beach, trying to enjoy herself. However, several unpleasant environmental factors are interfering; the air is polluted (there are several huge ships nearby), the beach is extremely noisy, and there is a foul odor that is disturbing the peace. All of these factors make it more likely that she will behave aggressively later in the day. This is probably because ____.

Which of the following is NOT an explanation for alcohol's effects on aggression?

Are humans instinctively violent? It would be most accurate to say that ____.

Describe the evidence that suggests that poor self-control is the primary cause of crime.

Research on detecting lying concludes that ____.

Research on social learning theory and aggression suggests that aggressive models can influence people to behave more aggressively ____.

Briefly explain the differences between antisocial behavior, aggression, and violence, as defined in the textbook. Then explain the distinction between hostile aggression and instrumental aggression, and give an example of each.