Question 1

Which example is least indicative of antisocial behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  cruelly gossiping about an enemy
B)  boxing in a professional boxing match
C)  refusing to leave the house or talk to any friends or family
D)  killing someone for pay (as a "hit man")  B

Question 2

What is the intended purpose of an honor killing?

Accepted Answer

A)  to restore the family's honor from disgrace brought on by a family member's actions
B)  to get back at a person outside of the family who has aggressed against the family
C)  to increase a family's socioeconomic standing
D)  to harm a person that a family has come to hate intensely A

Question 3

What has been associated with high levels of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  low levels of serotonin
B)  high levels of serotonin
C)  low levels of dopamine
D)  high levels of dopamine A

Question 4

The history of running amok indicates that some aggression is simply uncontrollable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which statement is NOT an explanation for alcohol's effects on aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alcohol reduces inhibitions.
B)  Alcohol narrows a person's attention.
C)  Alcohol decreases self-awareness.
D)  Alcohol increases levels of serotonin in the brain.

Question 6

Research on the relationship between violence and self-esteem shows that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  violence leads to low self-esteem
B)  low self-esteem leads to violence
C)  violence is correlated with low self-esteem, though it is not clear what causes what
D)  violence is associated with high self-esteem, not low self-esteem

Question 7

An example of an injunctive norm is: "Most people think that it is cool to drive an expensive car."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which scenario best exemplifies the weapons effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  A reporter goes to a gun show to cover a story for the local paper. On the way home he stops for lunch, and he finds himself acting aggressively and rudely to the waiter.
B)  A gun owner finds that she acts tougher and colder now that she owns a gun.
C)  A hardened criminal notices that a man has his hand in his pocket, and immediately assumes that the man is concealing a gun.
D)  A country learns that another country is experimenting with nuclear technology, and immediately assumes that the other country is planning an attack.

Question 9

Higher levels of plasma testosterone probably increase aggression slightly, but the outcome of winning and dominating affects testosterone levels just as much.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which woman is most at risk for domestic violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leah, who has been married to Jacob for 30 years
B)  Rachel, who has been married to Mark for one year
C)  Eve, who is engaged to Seth
D)  Phoebe, who is living with her boyfriend

Question 11

One important cause of terrorism may be the experience of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  humiliation
B)  wealth
C)  deindividuation
D)  eros

Question 12

Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" research provided support for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea of catharsis
B)  the frustration-aggression hypothesis
C)  social learning theory
D)  the idea of displaced aggression

Question 13

Which scenario is an example of a descriptive norm?

Accepted Answer

A)  People show respect to others who put clothes on before going outside.
B)  Most people do not go outside without clothes on.
C)  People expect you to put clothes on when you go outside.
D)  People would be shocked or perhaps upset if you went outside naked.

Question 14

The proposal that "the occurrence of aggressive behavior always presupposes the existence of frustration [and] the existence of frustration always leads to some form of aggression" is known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The proposal that "the occurrence of aggressive...

Question 15

"Running amok" is an Indonesian term that refers to instances in which young men ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  attack younger children
B)  become uncontrollably violent after receiving a blow to the ego
C)  band together in large groups, and engage in destructive, aggressive acts
D)  become aggressive after drinking heavily

Question 16

According to ____________________ theory, people learn aggressive behaviors the same way that they learn other types of behaviors-by direct experience and by observing others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to ____________________ theory, people learn aggressive...

Question 17

Mr. Tully, the principal at an all-boys boarding school, has instituted a number of policies in order to try to curb violence and aggression among his students. Based on the research in social psychology, which of these policies will probably be ineffective?

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraging aggressive sports, so that students can release their aggression
B)  restricting students' consumption of fried foods and sugary foods
C)  banning violent television programs
D)  banning violent video games

Question 18

Law enforcement officers must often make judgments about whether individuals are lying. Research involving agents from the U.S. Secret Service, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency and Drug Enforcement Agency, as well as California police and judges, suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  federal law enforcement personnel are excellent at detecting lies, although state-level personnel are not
B)  only U.S. Secret Service agents can detect lies at a level better than chance
C)  while judges are excellent at detecting lies, law enforcement personnel, especially at the federal level, are not
D)  law enforcement personnel and others in the justice system uniformly perform levels no better than chance at detecting lies

Question 19

____ is a state of disgrace or loss of self-respect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggression
B)  Humiliation
C)  Anger
D)  Deindividuation

Question 20

Of the following, who is most likely experiencing crowding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jenna, who is at a concert squeezed in near the stage and dancing like a maniac
B)  Crystal, who is at a party pressed up against a wall and flirting with a handsome stranger
C)  Jack, who is standing in a packed stadium cheering for his football team to win
D)  James, who is squished in a the back of an elevator on a ride to the 98th floor

Exam 10: Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Which example is least indicative of antisocial behavior?

What is the intended purpose of an honor killing?

What has been associated with high levels of aggression?

The history of running amok indicates that some aggression is simply uncontrollable.

Which statement is NOT an explanation for alcohol's effects on aggression?

Research on the relationship between violence and self-esteem shows that ____.

An example of an injunctive norm is: "Most people think that it is cool to drive an expensive car."

Which scenario best exemplifies the weapons effect?

Higher levels of plasma testosterone probably increase aggression slightly, but the outcome of winning and dominating affects testosterone levels just as much.

Which woman is most at risk for domestic violence?

One important cause of terrorism may be the experience of ____.

Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" research provided support for ____.

Which scenario is an example of a descriptive norm?

The proposal that "the occurrence of aggressive behavior always presupposes the existence of frustration [and] the existence of frustration always leads to some form of aggression" is known as the ____________________.

"Running amok" is an Indonesian term that refers to instances in which young men ____.

According to ____________________ theory, people learn aggressive behaviors the same way that they learn other types of behaviors-by direct experience and by observing others.

Mr. Tully, the principal at an all-boys boarding school, has instituted a number of policies in order to try to curb violence and aggression among his students. Based on the research in social psychology, which of these policies will probably be ineffective?

____ is a state of disgrace or loss of self-respect.

Of the following, who is most likely experiencing crowding?