Deck 10: A: Reading

Question 1

Drawing on laboratory research conducted by Berkowitz, Phillips tested the "modeling of aggression" hypothesis. Phillips' data indicated that:

A) highly publicized fights are followed by larger increases in homicides than less-publicized fights.
B) "aggressor" modeling exists after a prizefight.
C) "victim" modeling doesn't exist after a prizefight.
D) viewers of prizefights engage in "non-modeling" in which they model neither aggressors nor victims.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Phillips' study of the effects of media violence has added to laboratory research on media violence in which of the following ways?

A) It supported the link between media violence and aggression found in the laboratory.
B) It has shown that the link between media violence and aggression is nonexistent.
C) It has demonstrated that the presentation of media violence-especially prizefights-must be carefully controlled or everyone who witnesses such events is likely to become a perpetrator of violence.
D) It has demonstrated that although prizefights lead to imitative aggressive behavior, other factors such as "precipitation" and "gambling" cannot be ruled out as rival explanations for the findings.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Phillips chose to study the effects of publicized prizefights on homicide rates because:

A) prizefights are especially popular among people who are highly aggressive, compared to less-aggressive people.
B) prizefights have never been studied before, except in the laboratory.
C) violence in prizefights is presented by the media as rewarded, exciting, real, and justified.
D) Phillips wanted to see if boxing, as a particularly violent sport, elicited more violent behavior than other sports such as hockey, football, or soccer.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Phillips tested four possible explanations to determine the best explanation for the increase in aggression following a nationally televised prize fight. Which of the following was he not able to rule out?

A) the gambling hypothesis
B) the precipitation hypothesis
C) the personal experience hypothesis
D) the modeling hypothesis

Question 5

Phillips' study of the correlation between the occurrence of a prizefight and homicides found that after a prizefight:

A) homicides increased significantly, with the greatest number of homicides occurring three days after the prizefight.
B) homicides decreased significantly, demonstrating the catharsis effect.
C) homicides increased significantly, with the greatest number of homicides occurring with the first three hours after the prizefight.
D) homicides increased only if the "underdog" won the fight.