Question 1

Jason instigates more and more fights with younger children on the school playground because he gains the attention and respect of his friends.This most clearly suggests that his aggression is

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A)  the result of frustration.
B)  instinctive.
C)  a learned response.
D)  the result of displacement.

Question 2

In contrast to Freud's view of aggression,Lorenz argued that aggression is

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A)  innate.
B)  adaptive rather than self-destructive.
C)  biologically influenced but not instinctive.
D)  socially learned.

Question 3

_____ is defined as intentional and repeated aggression via email,texts,social networking sites,and other electronic media.

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A)  Spamming
B)  Clickbaiting
C)  Cyberbullying
D)  Phishing C

Question 4

Myers suggests that one way we could reduce aggression is by

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A)  reacting to crime after it happens.
B)  forbidding children from watching TV.
C)  training parents how to discipline without violence.
D)  outlawing video games.

Question 5

Within U.S.subcultures,

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A)  cities and areas populated by southerners have much higher White homicide rates than those populated by northerners.
B)  cities and areas populated by Midwesterners have much higher White homicide rates than those populated by southerners.
C)  White Southern men are less likely to own a gun.
D)  White Southern men are half as likely as rural Midwesterner White men to support wars.

Question 6

MacDonald and her colleagues (2000) found that intoxicated people administered stronger shocks and felt angrier when thinking about

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A)  their physical shortcomings.
B)  their grades in college.
C)  relationship conflicts.
D)  their families.

Question 7

Given the review of research on heat and aggression in the text,you can conclude that the relationship between these two variables is

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A)  positive.
B)  negative.
C)  neutral.
D)  curvilinear. A

Question 8

Nathan is a teenager.He sees his friend,Joseph,regularly insult and bully other friends in his college.Nathan adopts his friend's aggressive style in his daily life because he thinks it is an appropriate way of treating people.This is an example of

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A)  the outgroup homogeneity effect.
B)  ingroup bias.
C)  the social learning theory.
D)  the selection effect.

Question 9

In a famous experiment by Albert Bandura and his colleagues,children watched an adult attack a Bobo doll with a mallet.They were then shown some toys that they were forbidden to play with.When they were taken to another room,they

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A)  began to cry.
B)  attacked a Bobo doll.
C)  verbally attacked the adult experimenter.
D)  chose to watch a violent rather than a nonviolent film.

Question 10

Juanita is upset with Rose.During a social gathering,Juanita verbally cuts Rose down in front of others.Juanita's behavior is

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A)  assertive.
B)  manipulative.
C)  aggressive.
D)  an example of displacement.

Question 11

The redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration is referred to as

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A)  displacement.
B)  substitution.
C)  instrumental aggression.
D)  projection.

Question 12

Compared to the national rate,abused children are _____ times _____ likely to abuse their own children.

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A)  4; less
B)  4; more
C)  10; less
D)  10; more

Question 13

Berkowitz and LePage (1967) found that frustrated men delivered more shocks when

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A)  guns happened to be in the room.
B)  badminton racquets happened to be in the room.
C)  they had just received a shot that lowered their serotonin levels.
D)  they were initially depressed.

Question 14

In a revision of the frustration-aggression theory,Berkowitz emphasized the importance of

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A)  anger,an emotional readiness to aggress.
B)  the role of biochemical influences,such as alcohol.
C)  relative deprivation and the adaptation level phenomenon.
D)  catharsis as a reducer of frustration.

Question 15

Sigmund Freud argued that aggression ultimately springs from

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A)  an innate sexual drive.
B)  a primitive death urge.
C)  observation of aggressive adult models.
D)  blocking of goal-directed behavior.

Question 16

According to the social learning theory,whether we act aggressively or not depends on

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A)  the aversive event.
B)  the anticipated consequences.
C)  the role of the parent.
D)  bodily symptoms.

Question 17

The near consensus among social psychologists is that

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A)  viewing or participating in violence fails to produce catharsis.
B)  hitting a punching bag reduces aggression.
C)  sexual materials provide an outlet for bottled-up impulses.
D)  venting to reduce anger is like using gasoline to put out a fire.

Question 18

After arguing with her boyfriend over the telephone,Roberta smashes down the receiver and then throws the phone across the room.This behavior most clearly demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the weapons effect.
B)  displacement.
C)  instrumental aggression.
D)  Parkinson's second law.

Question 19

The blocking of goal-directed behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental aggression.
B)  hostile aggression.
C)  frustration.
D)  displacement.

Question 20

Who among the following argued that there is an inborn aggressive drive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bandura
B)  Berkowitz
C)  Lorenz
D)  Dollard C

Exam 24: The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Jason instigates more and more fights with younger children on the school playground because he gains the attention and respect of his friends.This most clearly suggests that his aggression is

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In contrast to Freud's view of aggression,Lorenz argued that aggression is

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_____ is defined as intentional and repeated aggression via email,texts,social networking sites,and other electronic media.

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Myers suggests that one way we could reduce aggression is by

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Within U.S.subcultures,

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MacDonald and her colleagues (2000) found that intoxicated people administered stronger shocks and felt angrier when thinking about

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Given the review of research on heat and aggression in the text,you can conclude that the relationship between these two variables is

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Nathan is a teenager.He sees his friend,Joseph,regularly insult and bully other friends in his college.Nathan adopts his friend's aggressive style in his daily life because he thinks it is an appropriate way of treating people.This is an example of

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In a famous experiment by Albert Bandura and his colleagues,children watched an adult attack a Bobo doll with a mallet.They were then shown some toys that they were forbidden to play with.When they were taken to another room,they

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Juanita is upset with Rose.During a social gathering,Juanita verbally cuts Rose down in front of others.Juanita's behavior is

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The redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration is referred to as

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Compared to the national rate,abused children are _____ times _____ likely to abuse their own children.

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Berkowitz and LePage (1967) found that frustrated men delivered more shocks when

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In a revision of the frustration-aggression theory,Berkowitz emphasized the importance of

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Sigmund Freud argued that aggression ultimately springs from

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According to the social learning theory,whether we act aggressively or not depends on

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The near consensus among social psychologists is that

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After arguing with her boyfriend over the telephone,Roberta smashes down the receiver and then throws the phone across the room.This behavior most clearly demonstrates

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The blocking of goal-directed behavior is called

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Who among the following argued that there is an inborn aggressive drive?

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