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Because you dislike one of your coworkers, you lie and tell others you overheard her saying how she disliked everyone at the office. This would be an example of what kind of aggression? |
| | A) | hostile. |
| | B) | instrumental. |
| | C) | physical. |
| | D) | direct. |
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A man leaves a bomb on a bus to kill innocent victims in order to persuade the government to yield to his demands. This would be an example of what kind of aggression? |
| | A) | hostile. |
| | B) | instrumental. |
| | C) | verbal. |
| | D) | sexual. |
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When a behavior is shared by all members of a species and is unlearned, it is most likely a(n) |
| | A) | learned behavior. |
| | B) | modeled behavior. |
| | C) | instinct. |
| | D) | developmental trend. |
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Which of the following has been shown to increase neural sensitivity to aggressive stimulation? |
| | A) | estrogen |
| | B) | heroin |
| | C) | marijuana |
| | D) | low level of serotonin |
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Instinct theories of aggression suggest that people |
| | A) | are unlikely to engage in aggression. |
| | B) | fear aggression by instinct. |
| | C) | are "programmed" for aggression. |
| | D) | are primed to learn aggression. |
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Boys with _______________ are more likely to use hard drugs and are more likely to be delinquent. |
| | A) | low levels of androgen. |
| | B) | high levels of testosterone. |
| | C) | high levels of estrogen. |
| | D) | low levels of testosterone. |
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When we are stuck in traffic or behind slow people in line at the store, often the proverbial "fuse" on our temper is at its end. Researchers argue that this is because |
| | A) | driving arouses us. |
| | B) | in our cars we are less polite. |
| | C) | driving encourages deindividuation. |
| | D) | frustration can facilitate aggression. |
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In revising the frustration aggression hypothesis, Berkowitz emphasized the importance of |
| | A) | aggressive cues such as weapons. |
| | B) | the role of biochemical influences such as alcohol. |
| | C) | relative deprivation of the adaptation-level phenomenon. |
| | D) | catharsis as a reducer of frustration. |
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Frustration arises from the gap between _______________ and _______________. |
| | A) | belief; behavior. |
| | B) | learning; behavior. |
| | C) | expectations; attainments |
| | D) | behavior; attitudes |
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Social comparison theory would explain the feeling of |
| | A) | relative deprivation. |
| | B) | frustration. |
| | C) | aversive stimuli. |
| | D) | modeling. |
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Displacement refers to |
| | A) | transferring aggression from its target to a more socially acceptable target. |
| | B) | transferring aggression from one sense to another. |
| | C) | transferring aggression to weaken inhibitions. |
| | D) | transferring aggression from anger to sexual feelings. |
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Which theory of aggression argues that aversive experience leads to arousal which may lead to aggression depending on what consequences we expect? |
| | A) | frustration-aggression theory. |
| | B) | instinct theory. |
| | C) | excitation-transfer theory. |
| | D) | social learning theory. |
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Which theory of aggression argues that the blocking of one's goals will lead to aggressive behavior because of anger and hostility? |
| | A) | frustration-aggression theory |
| | B) | instinct theories |
| | C) | excitation-transfer theory |
| | D) | social learning theory |
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Research in the laboratory and in real life suggests that pain, personal attacks, and overcrowding are _______________ experiences that _______________ the likelihood aggression. |
| | A) | frustrating; decrease. |
| | B) | frustrating; do not affect |
| | C) | aversive; decrease. |
| | D) | aversive; increase. |
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In exploring the subculture effect, Nisbett (1990, 1993) and Cohen (1996, 1998) found that American cities and areas occupied by ________________ have much higher White homicide rates than those populated by ________________. |
| | A) | northerners; southerners |
| | B) | southerners; northerners |
| | C) | southerners; westerners |
| | D) | westerners; southerners |
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A component of drive theories of aggressive behavior is that energy is built up and then must be spent. This is also called |
| | A) | learning. |
| | B) | drive. |
| | C) | catharsis. |
| | D) | instinct. |
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_______________ is one reason that excessive viewing of aggressive television affects an individual. |
| | A) | Recency effect |
| | B) | Anchoring |
| | C) | Framing |
| | D) | Priming |
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A CDC study found that relative to those who did not keep a gun in the home, those who DID keep a gun in the home were |
| | A) | 2.7 times less likely to be a victim of suicide. |
| | B) | equally likely to be murdered. |
| | C) | 2.7 times less likely to be murdered. |
| | D) | 2.7 times more likely to be murdered. |
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Which of the following is NOT a theory explaining why viewing violence causes violence. |
| | A) | Arousal Theory: Violent content can cause arousal which can spill over into violent behavior. |
| | B) | Disinhibition Theory: Viewing violence can make violence seem legitimate and consequently lower our inhibitions towards violence. |
| | C) | Imitation Theory: Viewing violence can prompt people to imitate what they watched. |
| | D) | All of these are theories explaining why viewing violence causes violence. |
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Most terrorism is |
| | A) | hostile aggression. |
| | B) | instrumental aggression. |
| | C) | indirect aggression. |
| | D) | direct aggression. |
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