Psych 13c
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.
A college professor believes that members of Generation Z are entitled, screen-obsessed devotees of shallow influencers, with few actual life skills. This belief is an example of:
a stereotype
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.
Aggression is related to _____ activity in the central executive and _____ activity in the limbic system.
decreased; increased
Suppose a researcher creates a measure of anti-LGBT prejudice. High scores indicate greater prejudice. The researcher should find a _____ correlation between scores on this measure among a sample of straight people and the suicide rate among gays and lesbians in the same community.
positive
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
The _____ theory proposes that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.
scapegoat
_____ can be defined as any physical or verbal behavior that is intended to hurt or destroy.
Aggression
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, which of these students is being aggressive?
Both the 14-year-old and the 15-year-old are being aggressive.
Kelly is a Republican, and Carlos is a Democrat. Both believe that the members of their own political party are more fair-minded and trustworthy than members of any other party. This belief BEST illustrates:
an ingroup bias.
Research on the biology of aggression has clearly demonstrated that:
animals can be bred for aggressiveness.
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.
After watching violent pornographic movies on late-night cable TV, Myron will probably be:
more likely to treat women in a punitive manner.
What is a good predictor of adolescent male aggressiveness?
the experience of father absence
Chuck has just moved into a new neighborhood. This new neighborhood is full of people addicted to drugs who live in run-down 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.
The belief that an individual "must have done something" to be arrested by law enforcement officers BEST illustrates:
the just-world phenomenon.
