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In studies on violence,Eron and Huesmann (1980;1985) found that 8-year-olds who watched the most violence were


A) unlikely to finish high school.
B) more likely to get a divorce.
C) more likely to be convicted of a crime.
D) more likely to commit child abuse.

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Research by Gesch et al.(2002) showed that prisoners who received nutritional supplements were involved in _____ violent incidents than those in the placebo group.


A) 35% more
B) 35% less
C) 15% more
D) 15% less

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Studies of hormonal influences on aggression indicate that


A) hormonal influences are as strong in humans as they are in lower animals.
B) after age 25,testosterone and rates of violent crime decrease together.
C) variations in testosterone seem to have no effect on behavior within the normal range of teen boys and adult men.
D) higher rates of testosterone are associated with less aggressiveness in males.

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Kubey and Csikszentmihaly (2002) reported that compared to active recreation,television watching


A) induces hostile moods.
B) is associated with consuming non-nutritious food.
C) sucks people's energy and dampens their moods.
D) creates a feeling of relaxation.

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Sigmund Freud argued that aggression ultimately springs from


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

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According to culture of honor,research helps explain why


A) individualistic cultures are more aggressive than collectivist cultures.
B) collectivist cultures are more aggressive than individualistic cultures.
C) U.S.cities populated by southerners have higher than average White homicide rates than those populated by northerners.
D) U.S.cities populated by northerners have higher than average White homicide rates than those populated by southerners.

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Displaced aggression is most likely to occur when the target _______ to the instigator.


A) shares no similarity
B) shares some similarity
C) is somehow related
D) is unrelated

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?


A) Aversive experiences,including frustrations,discomfort,and pain can influence aggression.
B) Arousal from any source,including physical exercise or sexual stimulation,can be transformed into anger.
C) Heavy exposure to televised violence does not correlate with aggressive behavior.
D) Repeatedly playing violent video games may increase aggressive thinking.

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Given that television and other forms of media have been shown to cause increased aggression,what do you think could or should be done to control this cause of violence? Be sure to mention evidence for or against the catharsis hypothesis.

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Which one of the following does NOT predict increased aggression?


A) male actors
B) anger-prone personalities
C) non-alcohol use
D) violence viewing

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_______ aggression springs from anger,and its only goal is to injure.


A) Manipulative
B) Duplicitous
C) Hostile
D) Instrumental

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_____ are especially vulnerable to displaced aggression.


A) Older adults
B) Teenagers
C) Outgroup targets
D) Family members

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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


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.

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Explain each of the five consistent effects that Anderson (2003)found to be associated with video games.

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Joe had problems controlling himself as a young child.Which of the following is true of Joe as an adult?


A) He will likely be a non-aggressive adult.
B) He will be vulnerable to depression.
C) He will be vulnerable to drug abuse.
D) He will likely be an assertive adult.

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Mullen (1986) reported that the more people are in a lynch mob,the _______ the murder and mutilation.


A) more frequent
B) less frequent
C) more vicious
D) less vicious

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Peter,a cashier at a local grocery store,was berated at work by his manager.He comes home from work and promptly yells at his wife and kicks the cat.This is an example of


A) displacement.
B) the frustration-aggression theory.
C) relative deprivation.
D) social learning theory.

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What can we conclude about the relationship between heat and aggression?


A) Heat directly fuels aggressiveness.
B) There is no relationship between heat and aggression.
C) Heat suppresses violence.
D) The correlations between heat and aggression do not prove a causal relationship.

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Which of the following has NOT been linked with aggressive behavior according to your text?


A) dashed expectations
B) a personal insult
C) physical pain
D) an unexpected request

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What percentage of abused children go on to abuse their own children later in life?


A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) 40%

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