LearningCurve 13c. Antisocial Relations

Who is MOST likely to have high levels of testosterone?

Daniel, who is 20 years old and has a wide face

When a police officer pulls over a car because the driver is an African-American male in an expensive car, the police officer has committed:

a microaggression.

Mr. Rogers thinks that all teenagers are reckless, promiscuous, irresponsible delinquents. Mr. Rogers appears to be associating qualities that are unrelated to the objective evidence that define all members of this particular age group. Mr. Rogers is demonstrating:

a stereotype.

Research on the biology of aggression has clearly demonstrated that:

animals can be bred for aggressiveness.

Clay would get angry very quickly when he was a teenager. Now he is in his fifties and it takes a lot to make him angry. What has changed?

his testosterone levels have decreased

People may unconsciously harbor negative racial associations. This BEST illustrates the subtle nature of:

implicit prejudice.

Researchers using the Implicit Association Test have found that people who were more quick to associate good things with White names or faces also were the quickest to perceive anger and apparent threat in Black faces. Their findings demonstrate:

implicit prejudice.

This is an unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group.

prejudice

Sara and a colleague are having dinner together. While they wait on their order, a Muslim family enters the restaurant and the woman is wearing a hijab. Sara's colleague leans closer to her and says "I am not sure how she expects to eat with all of that junk covering her face." Her colleague is demonstrating:

prejudice.

Attitude is to action as _____ is to _____.

prejudice; discrimination

After the events of 9/11, some Americans began boycotting Arab-American stores and lashing out at any Middle Eastern person they saw. This behavior is BEST explained in terms of the _____ theory.

scapegoat

Tim enjoys watching violent action movies and television shows on most evenings as well as listening to music with violent lyrics. When faced with real-life conflict he tends to respond with aggressive behavior because he believes that he needs to act like a man. According to social psychologists he has learned _____, which are mental tapes for how to act due to this exposure to media violence.

social scripts

Marcus believes that most young women from Florida are extremely good looking and that extremely good-looking women are usually selfish and egotistical. His beliefs are examples of a _____.

stereotype

Belief is to _____ as behavior is to _____.

stereotype; discrimination

Arturo believes that most young women from California are extremely good looking and that extremely good-looking women are usually selfish and egotistical. His beliefs are examples of:

stereotypes.

A 14-year-old student slams a 13-year-old into a metal locker. A 15-year-old student spreads a cruel rumor about a classmate. Based on this information, who of these students is being aggressive?

A 14-year-old student slams a 13-year-old into a metal locker. A 15-year-old student spreads a cruel rumor about a classmate. Based on this information, who of these students is being aggressive?

Bill was a very aggressive and violent youth. He often got into fistfights with the other boys and was even charged with assault when he was in his mid-twenties. Bill is now 65 years old and it takes a lot to make him angry. Why is this the case?

His testosterone level has decreased.

Discrimination is to _____ as prejudice is to _____.

behavior; attitude

Seven-year-old Marcus' parents use a lot of harsh physical punishment and verbal intimidation to control his behavior. Studies have shown that if his parents continue this type of discipline Marcus is more likely to:

demonstrate delinquent behavior in the future.

A jury deliberated on a rape case for more than eight hours. Some of the jurors commented that the rape victim had a history of going out to various bars and had been dressed too provocatively. These jurors said that by looking like that, she had been asking to be assaulted. Their opinion is BEST explained in terms of the:

just-world phenomenon.

Bullying younger children earns Diego the attention and respect of many classmates. As a result, his bullying behavior increases. This MOST clearly suggests that his aggression is a(n):

learned response.

Chuck has just moved into a new neighborhood. This new neighborhood is full of people addicted to drugs who live in rundown houses in horrible condition. He often sees them struggling to find food on the street and shivering through the cold winter. When his friend asks him if he feels bad seeing these people suffer he replies, "Good people don't end up that way, so I don't feel bad for them." Chuck's attitude BEST illustrates:

the just-world phenomenon.

Who is MOST likely to have high levels of testosterone?

Richard, who is 25 years old and has a wide face

Shortly after learning he did not make it onto his high school football team, Will vandalized the team's locker room and broke several of the school's windows. His behavior is BEST explained in terms of the _____ principle.

frustration-aggression

Recently Tanya has been caught in heavy traffic when traveling to and from work. This situation has caused her to arrive to work late and arrive home at a much later time than normal. When she comes home, she slams the front door and tends to yell more at her children and husband over things that are rather insignificant. This behavior can BEST be explained by the:

frustration-aggression principle.