Exam 12: Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

Little Neil is frustrated and is threatening to throttle his baby sister.His mother intervenes,and suggests that Neil "get over it" by taking a dozen eggs and smashing them against the tree in the front yard.Neil's mother appears to be a proponent of ____ as a means of reducing aggression.

One stereotype of people who drink alcohol is the "happy drunk"; these people become funnier,friendlier,and more outgoing when they drink to excess.Another stereotype is the "belligerent drunk"; these people become hostile,argumentative,and prone to fighting when they drink to excess.Why would alcohol have such different effects on people?

In Bandura's famous "Bobo" doll study,he had some children watch a woman aggress against an inflated doll,while other children did not watch an aggressive act.Bandura found that the children who watched someone beat up the doll were later

Based on information from your text,under which circumstance are you least likely to reciprocate aggression?

Gordon Russell (1983),a sports psychologist,observed the behavior of fans during an especially violent hockey game.He found that as the game progressed,spectators became more belligerent and hostile,not less.These findings present a direct challenge to the assumption that ____ reduces aggression.

Author Eliot Aronson (2000)suggests that the Columbine massacre was not simply a product of deviant individuals.Although certainly not excusing this behavior,he points to the role of ____ as a significant factor in the recent spate of school shootings.

Mr.Jenkins was backing out of his driveway and accidentally hit his neighbor (whom he dislikes)as he was biking by.Why isn't this act aggressive?

In a primitive tribe,Shantu fights with the other young men his age to impress the young ladies.As it turns out,several young women are attracted to him because he seems to be able to protect them and is rising in social status.In essence,Shantu's aggression can be explained in evolutionary terms as a display of

In a "natural experiment" studying the level of aggressiveness in people undergoing a sex change,it was found that women who became men because more aggressive.One likely causal explanation is they

The authors of your text suggest that openly and rationally discussing something that has made you angry with close friends can lead to

Recall that participants in Michael Kahn's (1966)experiment were insulted by an alleged medical technician who was taking some physiological measurements.Half of the participants were given the chance to vent their hostility,and half were not.Those who were allowed to vent their hostility by complaining to the technician's supervisor

Which of the following is not a viable explanation for why watching violence on television is correlated with aggressive behavior,according to social-psychological research?

James Dabbs and his colleagues have found that testosterone levels are significantly higher in men ____,suggesting a ____ contribution to aggression in humans.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the results of correlational research demonstrating the connection between viewing television violence and subsequent acts of aggression?

Given what the text presents about temperature and levels of aggression,during which month would you expect to find the highest rate of violent crime in North America?

Research demonstrates that,when shown a model who responds to provocation in a restrained,pleasant manner,

Which of the following statements is false?

Riots do occur more often on hot days than on cool days (Carlsmith & Anderson,1979).The hotter the day in a number of cities,the more violent crimes occur (Anderson & Anderson,1984; Rotton & Frey,1985).These results suggest that discomfort can lead to aggression.However,such results should be interpreted with caution because

Chip and Dale get into a bitter fight over who owes what for their large phone bill.Chip is frustrated that Dale won't see his side of the argument.Which of the following will increase the odds that Chip will resort to physical aggression against Dale? Dale

Kevin is told that if he works for 5 days at a telemarketing job,he can expect to earn $100 a day on commission alone.When he gets his paycheck at the end of the week,it comes to only about $80 per day.He's very upset even when he finds out that his coworkers all made only about $60 each per day.This is an example of