ch 10 quiz

adaptive rather than self-destructive

In contrast to Freud's view of aggression, Lorenz argued that aggression is:

silent sulking

Increased aggressive behaviors are predicted by all of the following EXCEPT:

innate, unlearned, and exhibited by all members of a species.

An instinctive behavior is a behavior that is:

the punching bag plus rumination condition

Bushman (2002) invited angered participants to hit a punching bag while either ruminating about the person who angered them or thinking about becoming physically fit. A third group of participants did not hit the punching bag. When given a chance to administer loud blasts of noise to the person who angered them, people in ________ felt angrier and were most aggressive.

we are completely blocked from attaining our goal

Frustration grows when:

instrumental

In 2003, American and British leaders justified attacking Iraq not as a hostile effort to kill Iraqis but as an act of liberation and of self-defense against presumed weapons of mass destruction. Social psychologists would consider this an example of ________ aggression.

He will be vulnerable to substance abuse

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

physical aggression

Lukas, a 25-year-old, is an alcoholic. Whenever he gets drunk or needs money, he hits his parents and shoves them. He does not even spare his pet dog and often throws him from a height. In the context of psychology, this scenario illustrates ________.

positive

Research on the effects of video games report a ________ relationship between playing violent games and the frequency of arguments with teachers.

prime aggressive thoughts

Research suggests that the sight of a weapon can:

displacement

The redirection of aggression to a safer or more socially acceptable target other than the source of the frustration is referred to as:

a state of arousal can be interpreted in different ways depending on the context

The results of the Schachter and Singer (1962) experiment in which participants were injected with adrenaline prior to spending time with either a hostile or a euphoric person support the idea that:

the observation of others' behavior

According to Albert Bandura (1997), an important influence on one's tendency to be aggressive is:

are engaged with continual violence and threats of attack

According to Gentile and Anderson (2003), unlike viewing violent television, violent game playing has a more toxic effect because players ________.

Alcohol enhances aggressiveness

In the context of aggression, which of the following statements is true?

diffusing responsibility

In the context of the influences on aggression, groups can amplify aggressive reactions partly by:

It increases with distance

In the context of the influences on aggression, identify a true statement about the diffusion of responsibility.

they are uncertain how to act

In the context of the influences on aggression, people rely on social scripts when ________.

relationship conflicts

MacDonald et al. (2000) found that intoxicated people administered stronger shocks and felt angrier than did sober people during lab experiments when asked to think back on:

aggression

Physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone is known as:

increased empathy for others

Playing violent, rather than nonviolent, video games has been linked to all of the following EXCEPT:

30%

What percentage of abused children later abuse their own children?

testosterone

Which hormone is closely correlated with human aggression?

displacement

Which one of the following does NOT predict increased aggression?