Question 1

Freud's concept of Thanatos is similar to the theory developed by

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Hobbes. 
B) Jean Jacques Rousseau. 
C) Konrad Lorenz. 
D) Albert Bandura. 
A) Thomas Hobbes. 
B) Jean Jacques Rousseau. 
C) Konrad Lorenz. 
D) Albert Bandura.

Question 2

Based on the research presented in your text on aggression,what advice would you give to Tim,who just found out he didn't make the baseball team and is angry?

Accepted Answer

A) Watch a violent movie to help relieve aggressive feelings. 
B) Try to relax and restrain urges to be aggressive. 
C) Play a violent game of rugby to vent. 
D) Go to the gym and hit a punching bag for an hour. 
A) Watch a violent movie to help relieve aggressive feelings. 
B) Try to relax and restrain urges to be aggressive. 
C) Play a violent game of rugby to vent. 
D) Go to the gym and hit a punching bag for an hour.

Question 3

You are trying to text message your friend and drive at the same time and end up "tapping" the bumper of the driver in front of you.When you both get out to survey the damage,you apologize saying,"It's my fault,I should have been paying closer attention to driving.I'm sorry." What is the other motorist likely to do in response,according to the authors of your text?

Accepted Answer

A) "Tap" your bumper in retaliation. 
B) Punch you to "knock some sense" into you. 
C) Become less angry about the situation. 
D) Actually start apologizing and taking some of the blame as well. 
A) "Tap" your bumper in retaliation. 
B) Punch you to "knock some sense" into you. 
C) Become less angry about the situation. 
D) Actually start apologizing and taking some of the blame as well.

Question 4

Research by Bushman and Bonacci (2002)demonstrates that,when viewing television programs,people are ____ likely to remember products that have been advertised during programs that are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) more; violent 
B) more; sexually explicit 
C) less; violent or sexually explicit 
D) less; neutral (nonviolent/non-explicit) 
A) more; violent 
B) more; sexually explicit 
C) less; violent or sexually explicit 
D) less; neutral (nonviolent/non-explicit)

Question 5

Explain the nature of the gender differences in aggression in humans.

Accepted Answer

Men tend to be more physically aggressiv

Question 6

You've just read Chapter 12 on aggression.Your friend Jane is trying to reduce her son Austin's aggressive tendencies.Of the alternatives below,which would you recommend to Jane?

Accepted Answer

A) Respond quickly and send him to his room every time he aggresses. 
B) Give him a doll to beat when he's feeling mad. 
C) Get him involved in an aggressive sport like football. 
D) Have him play a shoot-'em-up videogame to relieve his aggressive urges. 
A) Respond quickly and send him to his room every time he aggresses. 
B) Give him a doll to beat when he's feeling mad. 
C) Get him involved in an aggressive sport like football. 
D) Have him play a shoot-'em-up videogame to relieve his aggressive urges.

Question 7

Based on information presented in your text about the effects of television on adults,who would be most likely to commit an act of violence,all other factors being equal?

Accepted Answer

A) Jason,who just watched his first violent film 
B) Dan,who watches violent TV shows for a few hours every night 
C) Lyle,who likes violent action films,but only watches them occasionally 
D) Igor,who just watched a violent film at the theater,but doesn't usually watch violent media 
A) Jason,who just watched his first violent film 
B) Dan,who watches violent TV shows for a few hours every night 
C) Lyle,who likes violent action films,but only watches them occasionally 
D) Igor,who just watched a violent film at the theater,but doesn't usually watch violent media

Question 8

Assume that Kyle grew up in the South,where a "culture of honor" predominates.Based on research conducted by Richard Nisbett and his colleagues (Cohen,Nisbett,Bowdie,& Schwarz,1996; Nisbett,1993), Kyle would be more likely than a Northerner to behave aggressively when

Accepted Answer

A) he feels his life is threatened. 
B) someone insults him. 
C) he has been drinking. 
D) he has won a contest. 
A) he feels his life is threatened. 
B) someone insults him. 
C) he has been drinking. 
D) he has won a contest.

Question 9

Dane Archer and Rosemary Gartner (1976,1984)found in a cross-cultural study of war and domestic violence that being at war is correlated with increased domestic homicide rates.They speculate that the relationship holds not only because war exposes citizens to aggressive behavior,but also because war

Accepted Answer

A) numbs civilians to the cruel destruction of innocent victims. 
B) provides citizens with a common enemy. 
C) increases deindividuation among members of the citizenry. 
D) increases the popularity of national military heroes. 
A) numbs civilians to the cruel destruction of innocent victims. 
B) provides citizens with a common enemy. 
C) increases deindividuation among members of the citizenry. 
D) increases the popularity of national military heroes.

Question 10

A prison guard has to transport (by bus)four prisoners convicted of violent crimes.Based on information from your text,who would be most likely to cause the guard problems and behave aggressively?

Accepted Answer

A) Rough Robbie,who has a row in the bus all to himself 
B) Tough Tony,who is sitting right by the air conditioning vent 
C) Bold Bob,who is squeezed next to the luggage and is next to the smelly bathroom 
D) Gunshot George,who is sleepy 
A) Rough Robbie,who has a row in the bus all to himself 
B) Tough Tony,who is sitting right by the air conditioning vent 
C) Bold Bob,who is squeezed next to the luggage and is next to the smelly bathroom 
D) Gunshot George,who is sleepy

Question 11

Social-psychological research has revealed that viewers often learn the particulars of how to aggress when they watch violent television.If Andy is one such person,what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops and robbers show?

Accepted Answer

A) "If they can do it,so can I." 
B) "So that's how it's done." 
C) "I guess it's the urge to aggress that I'm feeling." 
D) "Big deal.What's on PBS?" 
A) "If they can do it,so can I." 
B) "So that's how it's done." 
C) "I guess it's the urge to aggress that I'm feeling." 
D) "Big deal.What's on PBS?"

Question 12

James Pennebaker's work on "opening up" about the experience of traumatic events finds that expressing one's thoughts and feelings about these events is helpful primarily because

Accepted Answer

A) the release of emotion calms down physiological arousal. 
B) it provides the opportunity to receive social support. 
C) it fosters insights and increased self-awareness. 
D) it prevents anger from building up and becoming uncontrollable. 
A) the release of emotion calms down physiological arousal. 
B) it provides the opportunity to receive social support. 
C) it fosters insights and increased self-awareness. 
D) it prevents anger from building up and becoming uncontrollable.

Question 13

The chimpanzee shares 98 percent of its DNA with humans,and can be described as

Accepted Answer

A) the only non-human species that commits murder. 
B) the only non-human species that steals from members of its own group. 
C) extremely peaceful. 
D) led by a female hierarchy. 
A) the only non-human species that commits murder. 
B) the only non-human species that steals from members of its own group. 
C) extremely peaceful. 
D) led by a female hierarchy.

Question 14

According to cognitive dissonance theorists,when people attempt to vent their aggressive impulses by harming another person,they are more likely to engage in later acts of aggression because

Accepted Answer

A) arousal caused by dissonance is misinterpreted as frustration. 
B) dissonance is reduced by derogating the victim,increasing the odds of later aggression. 
C) frustration is mistaken for dissonance. 
D) "blowing off steam" increases the arousal caused by dissonance,yielding more aggression. 
A) arousal caused by dissonance is misinterpreted as frustration. 
B) dissonance is reduced by derogating the victim,increasing the odds of later aggression. 
C) frustration is mistaken for dissonance. 
D) "blowing off steam" increases the arousal caused by dissonance,yielding more aggression.

Question 15

Survey research by Richard Nisbett (1993)has revealed that although Southerners are no more likely than Northerners to endorse aggression in general,

Accepted Answer

A) Southerners are more prone to aggress in response to insults. 
B) the availability of handguns in the South produces more homicides there. 
C) the "culture of honor" in the North encourages alternatives to aggression. 
D) Southerners are less likely to endorse aggression at the service of self-protection. 
A) Southerners are more prone to aggress in response to insults. 
B) the availability of handguns in the South produces more homicides there. 
C) the "culture of honor" in the North encourages alternatives to aggression. 
D) Southerners are less likely to endorse aggression at the service of self-protection.

Question 16

To try and increase a child's ability to take the perspective of others and hence increase his or her empathic concern,one could ask that child to answer questions like

Accepted Answer

A) "What would each person in your house like best for Christmas?" 
B) "Who is the most helpful person you know?" 
C) "What benefits do you get when you help other people?" 
D) "What is the Golden Rule?" 
A) "What would each person in your house like best for Christmas?" 
B) "Who is the most helpful person you know?" 
C) "What benefits do you get when you help other people?" 
D) "What is the Golden Rule?"

Question 17

Recall that Ken-ichi Obuchi and his colleagues (1993)found that participants were less likely to administer shocks to another person when that person had previously disclosed something personal about him- or herself.According to the authors of your textbook,why is that?

Accepted Answer

A) Similarity leads to attraction,not aggression. 
B) Personal information can make it easier to empathize with another. 
C) When we are anonymous,we are more likely to aggress. 
D) Self-disclosure serves as a way to model prosocial behavior. 
A) Similarity leads to attraction,not aggression. 
B) Personal information can make it easier to empathize with another. 
C) When we are anonymous,we are more likely to aggress. 
D) Self-disclosure serves as a way to model prosocial behavior.

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the causes the authors of your text suggest for the gender difference in violence against intimate partners?

Accepted Answer

A) Men have more testosterone than women. 
B) The difference reflects sexism in society. 
C) male jealousy; an evolutionary explanation 
D) Men are less likely to provoke aggression from women. 
A) Men have more testosterone than women. 
B) The difference reflects sexism in society. 
C) male jealousy; an evolutionary explanation 
D) Men are less likely to provoke aggression from women.

Question 19

____ refers to the tendency to aggress when we perceive that our progress is thwarted.

Accepted Answer

A) Frustration-aggression theory 
B) The catharsis hypothesis 
C) The hydraulic model 
D) The displacement effect 
A) Frustration-aggression theory 
B) The catharsis hypothesis 
C) The hydraulic model 
D) The displacement effect

Question 20

Which of the following is the best example of hostile aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Bernie is angry at his mother and screams at her,"I hate you!" 
B) Angela threatens her younger brother to force him to give up a toy which belongs to her. 
C) A lineman sacks a quarterback to put him out of the game. 
D) An angry driver loses control and runs his car into a ditch. 
A) Bernie is angry at his mother and screams at her,"I hate you!" 
B) Angela threatens her younger brother to force him to give up a toy which belongs to her. 
C) A lineman sacks a quarterback to put him out of the game. 
D) An angry driver loses control and runs his car into a ditch.

Freud's concept of Thanatos is similar to the theory developed by

Based on the research presented in your text on aggression,what advice would you give to Tim,who just found out he didn't make the baseball team and is angry?

Research by Bushman and Bonacci (2002)demonstrates that,when viewing television programs,people are likely to remember products that have been advertised during programs that are .

Explain the nature of the gender differences in aggression in humans.

You've just read Chapter 12 on aggression.Your friend Jane is trying to reduce her son Austin's aggressive tendencies.Of the alternatives below,which would you recommend to Jane?

Based on information presented in your text about the effects of television on adults,who would be most likely to commit an act of violence,all other factors being equal?

Assume that Kyle grew up in the South,where a "culture of honor" predominates.Based on research conducted by Richard Nisbett and his colleagues (Cohen,Nisbett,Bowdie,& Schwarz,1996; Nisbett,1993), Kyle would be more likely than a Northerner to behave aggressively when

Dane Archer and Rosemary Gartner (1976,1984)found in a cross-cultural study of war and domestic violence that being at war is correlated with increased domestic homicide rates.They speculate that the relationship holds not only because war exposes citizens to aggressive behavior,but also because war

A prison guard has to transport (by bus)four prisoners convicted of violent crimes.Based on information from your text,who would be most likely to cause the guard problems and behave aggressively?

Social-psychological research has revealed that viewers often learn the particulars of how to aggress when they watch violent television.If Andy is one such person,what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops and robbers show?

James Pennebaker's work on "opening up" about the experience of traumatic events finds that expressing one's thoughts and feelings about these events is helpful primarily because

The chimpanzee shares 98 percent of its DNA with humans,and can be described as

According to cognitive dissonance theorists,when people attempt to vent their aggressive impulses by harming another person,they are more likely to engage in later acts of aggression because

Survey research by Richard Nisbett (1993)has revealed that although Southerners are no more likely than Northerners to endorse aggression in general,

To try and increase a child's ability to take the perspective of others and hence increase his or her empathic concern,one could ask that child to answer questions like

Recall that Ken-ichi Obuchi and his colleagues (1993)found that participants were less likely to administer shocks to another person when that person had previously disclosed something personal about him- or herself.According to the authors of your textbook,why is that?

Which of the following is not one of the causes the authors of your text suggest for the gender difference in violence against intimate partners?

____ refers to the tendency to aggress when we perceive that our progress is thwarted.

Which of the following is the best example of hostile aggression?

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Prejudice: Causes and Cures

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Exam 12: Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

Freud's concept of Thanatos is similar to the theory developed by

Based on the research presented in your text on aggression,what advice would you give to Tim,who just found out he didn't make the baseball team and is angry?

Research by Bushman and Bonacci (2002)demonstrates that,when viewing television programs,people are ____ likely to remember products that have been advertised during programs that are ____.

Explain the nature of the gender differences in aggression in humans.

You've just read Chapter 12 on aggression.Your friend Jane is trying to reduce her son Austin's aggressive tendencies.Of the alternatives below,which would you recommend to Jane?

Based on information presented in your text about the effects of television on adults,who would be most likely to commit an act of violence,all other factors being equal?

Assume that Kyle grew up in the South,where a "culture of honor" predominates.Based on research conducted by Richard Nisbett and his colleagues (Cohen,Nisbett,Bowdie,& Schwarz,1996; Nisbett,1993), Kyle would be more likely than a Northerner to behave aggressively when

A prison guard has to transport (by bus)four prisoners convicted of violent crimes.Based on information from your text,who would be most likely to cause the guard problems and behave aggressively?

Social-psychological research has revealed that viewers often learn the particulars of how to aggress when they watch violent television.If Andy is one such person,what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops and robbers show?

James Pennebaker's work on "opening up" about the experience of traumatic events finds that expressing one's thoughts and feelings about these events is helpful primarily because

The chimpanzee shares 98 percent of its DNA with humans,and can be described as

According to cognitive dissonance theorists,when people attempt to vent their aggressive impulses by harming another person,they are more likely to engage in later acts of aggression because

Survey research by Richard Nisbett (1993)has revealed that although Southerners are no more likely than Northerners to endorse aggression in general,

To try and increase a child's ability to take the perspective of others and hence increase his or her empathic concern,one could ask that child to answer questions like

Recall that Ken-ichi Obuchi and his colleagues (1993)found that participants were less likely to administer shocks to another person when that person had previously disclosed something personal about him- or herself.According to the authors of your textbook,why is that?

Which of the following is not one of the causes the authors of your text suggest for the gender difference in violence against intimate partners?

____ refers to the tendency to aggress when we perceive that our progress is thwarted.

Which of the following is the best example of hostile aggression?

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Prejudice: Causes and Cures

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Research by Bushman and Bonacci (2002)demonstrates that,when viewing television programs,people are likely to remember products that have been advertised during programs that are .