Exam 9: Aggression and Antisocial Conduct

Research on the origins of aggression suggests that acts classified as _____ first appear at about age _____ , and that prior to that time children treat their adversaries as inanimate obstacles.

In contrast to Freud's view that all humans are born with _____ that underlie(s) all aggressive acts, contemporary psychoanalysts believe that aggression _____ .

Gerald Patterson's research on familial contributions to aggression reveal that _____ contribute to hostile interactions as family members _____ aggressive patterns of behavior.

In their longitudinal study of aggression, Rowell Huesmann and associates (1984) found that the levels of aggression displayed by 8-year-olds were solid predictors of their _____ at age 30.

Evidence for Bandura's proposition that cognitive processes contribute to human aggression can be seen in

Research consistently implies that children from strife-ridden homes who are often exposed to conflict among adults

Judy is a hot-headed reactive aggressor who is quick to attribute hostile intent to peers who displease her. Research suggests that the kind of treatment that should prove most effective at reducing Judy's aggressive inclinations is

Sheila was a very aggressive toddler and preschooler who was identified early and received social skills training in the elementary-school years. By junior high, she was no more or less hostile and aggressive than a typical junior high girl. Sheila displays a _____ trajectory for aggression.

A recent study of coercive parenting and aggression in China (Nelson et al., 2006) revealed that _____________ was the best predictor of aggression for Chinese boys, and that _________ better predicted aggression among Chinese girls.

Describe Patterson's longitudinal model of the development of delinquency and antisocial conduct. What kinds of intervention does Patterson favor for preventing delinquency and when should they be instituted?

Adolescents who are at highest risk of maintaining early gang involvement and progressing to serious gang delinquency are those who _____ .

Hostile aggression increases during the elementary school years because

Jimmie's father buys him a "punch" toy and instructs him to vent his frustrations or anger on this object. Available research suggests that Jimmie's use of this toy

According to Olweus's (1980) child rearing study contributes most heavily to children's aggression is _____ , a practice that may emerge because _____.

Some hot-headed, oppositional children are at risk of becoming ________, a class of kids that tends to be the most disliked of all.

In their attempts to reduce the incidence of aggression and violence in our schools, who do social-developmentalists believe should be targeted and how? Describe at least three of the practices that have been used in interventions that appear quite promising.

Some children living in coercive homes display high levels of problem behaviors whereas others do not. Research reveals that _____ are most at risk of displaying problem behaviors.

Children who are most at risk of becoming violent and displaying high levels of antisocial conduct later in life are those who have displayed a _____ trajectory for aggression.

Social class differences in aggression and antisocial conduct may stem from

Compare and contrast the role played by emotional arousal (i.e. anger) in each of the following theories of aggression: a. the frustration-aggression hypothesis b. Berkowitz's revision of the frustration-aggression hypothesis c. Bandura's social-learning theory