Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Tina watches a film in which the main character aggressively yells at his mother when he doesn't get what he wants. Later that day, Tina yells at her own mother in a similar way after failing to get something she wants. The process at play here, according to social learning theorists, is ____. |
a. projection b. monitoring c. validation **d. modeling |
|
|
Females are more likely than males to engage in ____ aggression. |
a. physical b. indirect c. direct **d. relational |
|
|
If you are a naturally aggressive person, then you ____. If you win a competitive game, then ____. |
**a. are likely to have high testosterone; you are likely to temporarily increase your testosterone b. are likely to have high testosterone; this will have no effect on your testosterone c. are no more or less likely to have high testosterone; you are likely to temporarily increase your testosterone d. are no more or less likely to have high testosterone; this will have no effect on your testosterone |
|
|
Elvis has been drinking heavily all afternoon, while his friend Cory has been drinking water and is stone-cold sober. Is Elvis more likely than Cory to behave aggressively? |
a. It depends on whether or not Elvis is a habitual drinker. **b. It depends on whether or not either of them are provoked. c. It depends on whether or not Elvis is in a good mood. d. No. Despite the fact that alcohol is routinely linked to aggression in the mass media, there is no evidence that drinking alcohol increases aggression. |
|
|
Jayson is walking down a busy sidewalk, when someone going the opposite direction bumps into him. Jayson thinks the person meant to bump him to be rude. Jayson is most clearly exhibiting the ____. |
**a. hostile attribution bias b. hostile expectation bias c. hostile perception bias d. indirect perception bias |
|
|
Research on aggression in toddlers and young children suggests that this group resorts to aggression to resolve conflicts ____. |
**a. more than any adolescent or adult group (e.g., even criminal or gang groups)—but does not end up committing many extremely violent crimes b. more than any adolescent or adult group (e.g., even criminal or gang groups)—and ends up committing many extremely violent crimes c. much less than adolescent or adult groups—and does not end up inflicting much damage or committing many extremely violent crimes d. much less than adolescent or adult groups—but ends up committing many extremely violent crimes |
|
|
According to the text, most social psychologists define aggression as ____ and state ____. |
**a. an intentional action; that the victim must be motivated to avoid it b. an intentional action; nothing about the victim c. an intentional or unintentional action; nothing about the victim d. an intentional thought or action; that the victim must be motivated to avoid it |
|
|
____ is a state of disgrace or loss of self-respect. |
a. Aggression **b. Humiliation c. Anger d. Deindividuation |
|
|
Another term for instrumental aggression is ____. |
**a. proactive aggression b. zero-sum aggression c. self-defense d. reciprocal aggression |
|
|
Empirical research leads to the conclusion that ____. |
a. violent media are not causally linked to aggression b. violent media exposure is inversely linked to aggression **c. violent media exposure increases aggressive behavior d. violent media exposure has no effect on aggressive behavior |
|
|
Research on the factors that increase aggression (e.g., alcohol, exposure to violent media, and narcissistic personality tendencies) suggests that such factors only increase aggression ____. |
a. among males **b. when people are provoked or frustrated c. among people who ARE NOT chronically violent d. among people who ARE chronically violent |
|
|
Which of the following is an example of social aggression? |
**a. A 10-year-old girl refusing to speak to a classmate out of jealousy b. A 10-year-old boy shoving a classmate for taking his ball c. A 30-year-old man punching his wife d. A 30-year-old woman littering |
|
|
Which of the following is a well-known program of aggression research based on the social learning paradigm? |
a. Richard Nisbett's "culture of honor" research b. Muzafer Sherif's "Robber's Cave" research c. Philip Zimbardo's "Stanford prison" research **d. Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" research |
|
|
Who is most likely to swear frequently? |
**a. Sam, who has low self-control b. Ronda, who is agreeable c. Terah, who is introverted d. Tai, who has a high socioeconomic status |
|
|
In the initial conceptualization of the frustration-aggression hypothesis, frustration was defined as ____. |
a. blocking or interfering with a goal b. a mild form of anger c. anything that reduced pleasure xxd. anything that wounded a person's ego or sense of self-esteem |
