Question 1

Which of the following programs is most likely to be the most effective in reducing the incidents of bullying in a school?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents and teachers ignore bullying and let the children work it out on their own. 
B) Threaten bullies with suspension and physical punishment. 
C) Tell victims to retaliate with aggression. 
D) Make adults aware of the problem and more involved in interventions.

Question 2

According to the frustration-aggression theory,frustration-the perception that we are being prevented from reaching a goal-does not always lead to aggression.What factors increase the odds that frustrated people will aggress?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the frustration-aggression theory,frustration-the perception that...

Question 3

Recall that Norma Feshbach (1989,1997)implemented a thirty-hour program in the Los Angeles schools designed to teach students empathy and perspective-taking skills.She found that this program improved all of the following for children except

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem. 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C) lower aggression. 
D) academic achievement.

Question 4

Dane Archer and Rosemary Gartner (1984)conducted a cross-national study of violence and found that homicide rates in countries all over the world are correlated with

Accepted Answer

A) poverty and drugs. 
B) the availability of guns. 
C) the legal drinking age. 
D) the number of veterans.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about neural and chemical influences on aggression is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Stimulation of the amygdala yields aggression in primates regardless of the social circumstances. 
B) Too much serotonin tends to foster aggression. 
C) Too little testosterone tends to foster aggression. 
D) Most of the data cited in the text as evidence for the relationship between neurochemicals and aggressive behavior is correlational data.

Question 6

Complete the following analogy about the cause of aggression: Thomas Hobbes: ____:: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: ____.

Accepted Answer

A) inborn: society 
B) Eros: Thanatos 
C) inborn: Thanatos 
D) society: inborn

Question 7

In which situations are women and girls less aggressive than men and boys?

Accepted Answer

A) across the board,in virtually every situation examined 
B) when the aggression engaged in is covert (e.g.,backbiting and spreading false rumors) 
C) when the aggression is in response to a direct provocation such as an insult 
D) in everyday situations when nothing special is going on

Question 8

Most social psychologists regard aggressive behavior patterns as

Accepted Answer

A) infinitely modifiable and flexible. 
B) completely due to culture,with no influence of biology. 
C) inborn,but modifiable when threat is imminent. 
D) expressing a limited range of responses to provocation.

Question 9

Andrea asks her friends to spread a nasty rumor about her opponent for the office of class president to attempt to damage his reputation in the days before the election.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) instrumental aggression. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) assertiveness. 
D) extreme prejudice.

Question 10

According to Sigmund Freud,which of the following is an essential function that society serves?

Accepted Answer

A) making people more aggressive 
B) turning aggressive energy into acceptable behavior 
C) eliminating aggression from people 
D) creating many outlets for sexual energy

Question 11

____ is to aggression as ____ is to peaceable solutions.

Accepted Answer

A) Frustration; release 
B) Lack of social skills; communication training 
C) Assertiveness; compromise 
D) Punishment; reinforcement

Question 12

Evolutionary explanations for behavior are controversial for several reasons.Nonetheless,how true are the evolutionary explanations for aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) proven fact 
B) theory supported by substantial research 
C) They are speculations. 
D) They have been disproven in recent years.

Question 13

According to evolutionary psychologists,aggression may be (or may have been)adaptive in humans.Explain how aggression could help a male pass on his genes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to evolutionary psychologists,aggression may be (or...

Question 14

A steady diet of violent television fare can encourage aggression in children who are consequently ____ respond aggressively in real life.

Accepted Answer

A) primed to 
B) encouraged by their parents to 
C) frustrated and therefore motivated to 
D) rewarded when they

Question 15

Whenever Jeff becomes angry,he suppresses his emotions.He continues to hold in these feelings,and they build up until one day he explodes and punches his hand through a wall.Jeff's behavior is an illustration of

Accepted Answer

A) the hydraulic theory of aggression. 
B) instrumental aggression. 
C) social learning theory. 
D) Eros.

Question 16

According to Richard Nisbett (1993),a(n) ____ is characteristic of regions where inhabitants evolved from herding societies,and thus ____.

Accepted Answer

A) culture of honor; aggression is relatively rare 
B) culture of honor; some forms of aggression are more common 
C) norm of "machismo"; aggression is more common and more lethal 
D) ethos of cooperation; aggression has become evolutionarily maladaptive

Question 17

Are school shootings such as the Columbine massacre simply the result of deranged individuals acting independently? What does social psychology suggest about why school shootings occur and about how the problem might be addressed?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Are school shootings such as the Columbine...

Question 18

According to the social-psychological definition of "aggression," which of the behaviors below is the best example of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) David is not paying attention and runs over the neighbor's cat as he backs out of the driveway. 
B) Amanda asserts herself with her boss and makes a spirited argument for a raise. 
C) A child throws a temper tantrum and tries to hit his father. 
D) One basketball player fouls another when he is trying to shoot.

Question 19

When children were randomly assigned to watch either a violent film or an exciting film about bicycle racing and then played floor hockey (Josephson,1987),children who

Accepted Answer

A) were aggressive to begin with and watched the violent film were the most aggressive. 
B) had never been aggressive became the most aggressive after watching the violent film. 
C) watched the violent film used verbal aggression,but not physical aggression. 
D) watched the bicycle race became frustrated and actually behaved more aggressively.

Question 20

Proponents of the death penalty might use social-psychological data to assert that it can become an effective deterrent if

Accepted Answer

A) the criminal justice system becomes more "colorblind." 
B) it were more selectively applied. 
C) law enforcement could work more efficiently and swiftly. 
D) it were more broadly applied.

Exam 12: Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

Which of the following programs is most likely to be the most effective in reducing the incidents of bullying in a school?

According to the frustration-aggression theory,frustration-the perception that we are being prevented from reaching a goal-does not always lead to aggression.What factors increase the odds that frustrated people will aggress?

Recall that Norma Feshbach (1989,1997) implemented a thirty-hour program in the Los Angeles schools designed to teach students empathy and perspective-taking skills.She found that this program improved all of the following for children except

Dane Archer and Rosemary Gartner (1984) conducted a cross-national study of violence and found that homicide rates in countries all over the world are correlated with

Which of the following statements about neural and chemical influences on aggression is true?

Complete the following analogy about the cause of aggression: Thomas Hobbes: :: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: .

In which situations are women and girls less aggressive than men and boys?

Most social psychologists regard aggressive behavior patterns as

Andrea asks her friends to spread a nasty rumor about her opponent for the office of class president to attempt to damage his reputation in the days before the election.This is an example of

According to Sigmund Freud,which of the following is an essential function that society serves?

is to aggression as is to peaceable solutions.

Evolutionary explanations for behavior are controversial for several reasons.Nonetheless,how true are the evolutionary explanations for aggression?

According to evolutionary psychologists,aggression may be (or may have been)adaptive in humans.Explain how aggression could help a male pass on his genes.

A steady diet of violent television fare can encourage aggression in children who are consequently ____ respond aggressively in real life.

Whenever Jeff becomes angry,he suppresses his emotions.He continues to hold in these feelings,and they build up until one day he explodes and punches his hand through a wall.Jeff's behavior is an illustration of

According to Richard Nisbett (1993) ,a(n) is characteristic of regions where inhabitants evolved from herding societies,and thus .

Are school shootings such as the Columbine massacre simply the result of deranged individuals acting independently? What does social psychology suggest about why school shootings occur and about how the problem might be addressed?

According to the social-psychological definition of "aggression," which of the behaviors below is the best example of aggression?

When children were randomly assigned to watch either a violent film or an exciting film about bicycle racing and then played floor hockey (Josephson,1987) ,children who

Proponents of the death penalty might use social-psychological data to assert that it can become an effective deterrent if

Exam 12: Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

Which of the following programs is most likely to be the most effective in reducing the incidents of bullying in a school?

According to the frustration-aggression theory,frustration-the perception that we are being prevented from reaching a goal-does not always lead to aggression.What factors increase the odds that frustrated people will aggress?

Recall that Norma Feshbach (1989,1997) implemented a thirty-hour program in the Los Angeles schools designed to teach students empathy and perspective-taking skills.She found that this program improved all of the following for children except

Dane Archer and Rosemary Gartner (1984) conducted a cross-national study of violence and found that homicide rates in countries all over the world are correlated with

Which of the following statements about neural and chemical influences on aggression is true?

Complete the following analogy about the cause of aggression: Thomas Hobbes: ____:: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: ____.

In which situations are women and girls less aggressive than men and boys?

Most social psychologists regard aggressive behavior patterns as

Andrea asks her friends to spread a nasty rumor about her opponent for the office of class president to attempt to damage his reputation in the days before the election.This is an example of

According to Sigmund Freud,which of the following is an essential function that society serves?

____ is to aggression as ____ is to peaceable solutions.

Evolutionary explanations for behavior are controversial for several reasons.Nonetheless,how true are the evolutionary explanations for aggression?

According to evolutionary psychologists,aggression may be (or may have been)adaptive in humans.Explain how aggression could help a male pass on his genes.

A steady diet of violent television fare can encourage aggression in children who are consequently ____ respond aggressively in real life.

Whenever Jeff becomes angry,he suppresses his emotions.He continues to hold in these feelings,and they build up until one day he explodes and punches his hand through a wall.Jeff's behavior is an illustration of

According to Richard Nisbett (1993) ,a(n) ____ is characteristic of regions where inhabitants evolved from herding societies,and thus ____.

Are school shootings such as the Columbine massacre simply the result of deranged individuals acting independently? What does social psychology suggest about why school shootings occur and about how the problem might be addressed?

According to the social-psychological definition of "aggression," which of the behaviors below is the best example of aggression?

When children were randomly assigned to watch either a violent film or an exciting film about bicycle racing and then played floor hockey (Josephson,1987) ,children who

Proponents of the death penalty might use social-psychological data to assert that it can become an effective deterrent if

Complete the following analogy about the cause of aggression: Thomas Hobbes: :: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: .

is to aggression as is to peaceable solutions.

According to Richard Nisbett (1993) ,a(n) is characteristic of regions where inhabitants evolved from herding societies,and thus .