Violence: Mastery Test
Until Sara entered preschool and was moved to foster care, she lived in a household of neglect and physical abuse. When she finished first grade, she was still behind in reading, demonstrated excessive anxiety and inattention, and had a lower score than her classmates on IQ tests. What would be the most likely cause of her behavior and performance?
Her brain and cognitive development may have been affected by the early trauma.
Ashland Middle School is having a problem with violence during school, especially bullying. What type of violence reduction program is likely to be the most effective in addressing this situation?
a community-based violence reduction plan to coordinate services such as counseling, family violence reduction programs, mentoring, and a zero tolerance bullying policy
Abe is an excellent athlete and normally an upstanding citizen. When he went to college, his teammates were prone to aggressive acts against rival teams. One night after the team lost, Abe and his teammates rallied together to destroy the rival school's locker room. What psychological phenomenon likely led Abe to identify with and act with his team members as a group?
deindividuation
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Complete the statement about various theories on the origin of violence. _______________theories are based on the idea that violence stems from inequality between social groups. __________________states that children observe the behavior of people around them and incorporate those behaviors into their own iterations and relationships.
1. sociocultural (blank 1) 2. social learning theory (blank 2)
Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. Which theory of the origins of violence explains each situation? Sociocultural theory biological theory psychological theory
1. sociocultural theory— a gang member self-indentifies with the gang causing him to act out in violence to preserve his identity 2. biological theory — a war veteran sustained an injury to the frontal lobe causing him to act out in violence to his spouse. 3. psychological theory — a teen is bullied at school, leading to immense stress, causing her to act out in violence against the bully.
