intro human dev chapter 6

frustration agression

Humans are biologically programmed to retaliate or strike back when thwarted. This is called the _____ hypothesis.

induction

Imagine how hurt you would feel if your friend treated you that way." This type of child-rearing intervention is called

reactive

This type of aggression occurs in response to being hurt, threatened, or deprived.

relational aggression

A hostile or destructive act designed to cause harm to a person's relationships.

proactive aggression

A hostile or destructive act initiated to achieve a goal.

learned helplessness

Children with internalizing tendencies are more likely to develop

age 10

Personality theorist Harry Stack Sullivan believed that children's friendships fulfill the developmental needs of self-validation and intimacy. Which aged child is Sullivan describing?

during toddlerhood

Research suggests that prosocial behavior begins

hostile attributional bias

Rexford feels that everyone is out to get him. Rexford has a:

feeling sympathy

Which emotion BEST predicts acting altruistically?

self-esteem

is evaluating oneself as either good or bad as a result of comparing the self to other people

hostile attributional bias

the tendency of highly aggressive children to see motives and actions as threatening when they are actually benign.