Question 1

What distinguishes bullying from other acts of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) It is physical in nature. 
B) It is social in nature. 
C) It is persistent. 
D) It is short-lived.

Question 2

Research suggests that male rats who are under stress respond with the fight or flight syndrome, while female rats who are under stress respond with the tend and befriend syndrome. Does the same pattern hold true for humans?

Accepted Answer

A) In general, yes, this pattern holds true for humans. 
B) In general, no-men and women show a mix of both syndromes. 
C) In general, no-women show the same fight or flight syndrome as men. 
D) In general, no-men show the fight or flight syndrome while women show a simple tendency for flight.

Question 3

In cultures of honor, ____ seems to be the primary cause of violence.

Accepted Answer

A) humiliation 
B) moral outrage 
C) jealousy 
D) prejudice

Question 4

Which of the following is a well-known program of aggression research based on the social learning paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A) Richard Nisbett's "culture of honor" research 
B) Muzafer Sherif's "Robber's Cave" research 
C) Philip Zimbardo's "Stanford prison" research 
D) Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" research

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) They experience catharsis. 
B) They show a decrease in prosocial behaviors and an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviors. 
C) They experience catharsis and show an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviors. 
D) They experience catharsis, show a decrease in prosocial behaviors, and show an increase in aggressive feelings and behaviors.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone 
B) serotonin 
C) glucose 
D) insulin

Question 7

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 ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Type A attributional bias 
B) hostile expectation bias 
C) hostile perception bias 
D) fundamental attribution error

Question 8

"Manspreading" refers to men taking up extra space on the subway or bus by sitting with widely spread legs and arms. Research indicates that such expansive postures are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) related to sexual insecurity 
B) associated with increased antisocial behavior 
C) especially common among socially inhibited men 
D) occur almost exclusively when women are present

Question 9

Research on lying in romantic relationships suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) when it comes to issues like HIV status about which there prejudice, people are especially likely to lie 
B) on online dating services, people judged to be attractive are more likely to lie about their appearance than are persons judged as less attractive 
C) lying in romantic relationships tends to be reciprocal: if one partner lies, the other also lies 
D) there is no relationship between commitment to the relationship and likelihood of lying

Question 10

Most social psychologists define aggression as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) any feeling, thought, or behavior that harms another person-regardless of intention and regardless of the other person's motivations 
B) any feeling, thought, or behavior in which harm is intentionally rendered to another person and the other person is motivated to avoid harm 
C) any behavior intended to harm another person who is motivated to avoid the harm 
D) any behavior intended to harm another person-regardless of the other person's motivations

Question 11

The idea that people use aggression as a way to relate to others highlights the ____ nature of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) antisocial 
B) social 
C) direct 
D) indirect

Question 12

The FBI classifies ____ as violent crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) homicide, forcible rape, burglary, and robbery 
B) homicide, assault, rape, and arson 
C) homicide, aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery 
D) homicide, robbery, assault, and sexual abuse

Question 13

Maureen is really frustrated that the contractor working on her house is taking so long. But she doesn't want to yell at him because she is worried he will not produce quality work for her if she does. Instead, she yells and snipes at her husband. Maureen's aggression is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) displaced 
B) violent 
C) instrumental 
D) proactive

Question 14

Psychologists use the term ____ to describe the sense of anonymity that often arises when people are in large groups, and which makes people especially likely to engage in aggressive, destructive behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) avoidance 
B) deindividuation 
C) running amok 
D) antisocialization

Question 15

While males are routinely described as more aggressive than females, there are exceptions. For example, ____.

Accepted Answer

A) female infants are more aggressive than male infants 
B) elderly women are more aggressive than elderly men 
C) women are more verbally aggressive than men 
D) women attack their relationship partners slightly more often than men do

Question 16

When people ban together in large groups, wear uniforms, don masks, call themselves by numbers rather than names, or otherwise engage in actions that make them feel anonymous, they are said to be engaging in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) running amok 
B) avoidance 
C) antisocialization 
D) deindividuation

Question 17

Incidents in which males coerce females into having sex are fairly common, and can have serious, traumatic consequences for victims. As discussed in the text, how do such incidents compare to cases in which females coerce males into having sex?

Accepted Answer

A) These cases are also fairly common, with equally traumatic consequences. 
B) These cases are also fairly common, but have less traumatic consequences. 
C) These cases are extremely rare, but have equally traumatic consequences when they do occur. 
D) These cases are extremely rare, and have less traumatic consequences.

Question 18

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns ____ while the latter concerns ____.

Accepted Answer

A) events external to you as well as events that occur to you; just events that occur to you 
B) emotions; cognitions 
C) sensory experiences; interpretations of information 
D) what might happen in the future; what has already happened

Question 19

Your text argues that violent video games are ____ than violent television.

Accepted Answer

A) less likely to promote aggression 
B) more likely to promote aggression 
C) equally likely to promote aggression 
D) much safer for children

Question 20

What is most accurate about cyberbullying?

Accepted Answer

A) The perpetrator uses the tend and befriend tactic. 
B) The perpetrator does not use relational aggression. 
C) The perpetrator cannot know the victim. 
D) The perpetrator can be anonymous.

Exam 10: Aggression and Antisocial Behavior