psychology (antisocial relations LearningCurve)

Who is MOST likely to have high levels of testosterone?

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

_____ levels of the hormone _____ are related to irritability, assertiveness, impulsiveness, and low tolerance for frustration.

High; testosterone

Discrimination is to _____ as prejudice is to _____.

behavior; attitude

Prejudice involves a three-part mixture of:

beliefs, emotions, and predispositions to action.

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.

Aggression is related to _____ activity in the amygdala and _____ activity in the frontal lobe.

increased, decreased

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

prejudice

_____ is an unjustifiable, usually negative, attitude toward a group and its members.

prejudice

The _____ theory proposes that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.

scapegoat

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

While visiting the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp shortly after World War II, one German civilian is said to have remarked, "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This reaction is BEST explained in terms of:

the just-world phenomenon.