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Question 1

What is the social psychological definition of aggression?

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Question 2

How do social psychologists distinguish 'violence' from 'aggression'?

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Question 3

What is the primary difference between emotional aggression and instrumental aggression?

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Question 4

According to Kruglanski and Fishman's analysis, how is terrorism best understood?

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Question 5

Which of the following is an example of what social psychologists define as relational or social aggression?

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Question 6

What percentage of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) youth reported being cyberbullied within a three-month period, according to the 2010 study by Blumenfeld and Cooper?

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Question 7

In a study conducted by Sharp (1995) in Great Britain, what percentage of adolescents reported being bullied by someone spreading hurtful rumors about them?

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Question 8

What is the primary goal of a terrorist's actions, according to the instrumental aggression model proposed by Kruglanski and his colleagues?

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Question 9

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating our perceptions of, and reactions to, aggression and fear?

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Question 10

What is the function of the prefrontal cortex in relation to aggression?

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Question 11

In the study by Avsalom Caspi and colleagues (2002), the genetic factor of the MAOA gene was found to be most important for predicting aggressive behavior in which group of children?

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Question 12

According to behavioral genetics studies cited in the chapter, what is the approximate correlation for criminal and aggressive behavior for identical twins?

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Question 13

Which hormone is most closely associated with increased aggression in both animals and humans?

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Question 14

What is the role of the neurotransmitter serotonin in relation to human aggression?

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Question 15

In the experiment by Berman et al. (2009), what was the effect of giving serotonin to participants with a history of aggression?

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Question 16

How does alcohol increase aggression by affecting executive functions?

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Question 17

What is 'alcohol myopia'?

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Question 18

In the study by Griffit and Veitch (1971), what effect did working in a room with a temperature over 90 degrees Fahrenheit have on students?

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Question 19

According to the text, what is frustration in the context of aggression?

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Question 20

What is displaced aggression?

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Question 21

What is the concept of catharsis as it relates to aggression?

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Question 22

What were the findings of the study by Bushman, Baumeister, and Stack (1999) where participants hit a punching bag after being angered?

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Question 23

What did the archival study by Archer and Gartner (1976) find about homicide rates in countries after they had been involved in wars?

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Question 24

What does research on family violence cited in the chapter suggest about the likelihood of a preschool child being murdered by a biological parent versus a stepparent?

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Question 25

What does the principle of social reinforcement suggest about aggression?

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Question 26

In Albert Bandura's research on aggression, what was the primary way that children learned new aggressive behaviors?

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Question 27

What is a primary problem with using punishment to reduce aggression, especially when the punishment itself is aggressive?

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Question 28

According to the meta-analysis by Gershoff (2002), what was the long-term effect on children who were spanked by their parents?

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Question 29

By the age of 12, it has been estimated that the average American child has seen over 8,000 murders and how many acts of violence?

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Question 30

How does the strength of the relationship between viewing TV violence and aggressive behavior compare to the relationship between smoking and cancer?

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Question 31

The meta-analysis by Anderson and Bushman (2001) which reviewed 35 research studies on violent video games found that exposure was significantly linked to what outcome?

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Question 32

In the study by Bushman and Anderson (2002), how did students who played a violent video game for 20 minutes respond to a story about a car accident compared to those who played a nonviolent game?

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Question 33

What is the 'strongest possibility' mentioned in the text for why viewing violence leads to aggression?

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Question 34

What is desensitization in the context of viewing violence?

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Question 35

In the study by Berkowitz and Lepage (1967), the presence of guns increased aggression for which participants?

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Question 36

What phenomenon has been observed in the months following the suicides of famous people like Marilyn Monroe or Kurt Cobain?

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Question 37

Which personality variable, related to perceived threat, is mentioned as a predictor of aggression?

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Question 38

What does research suggest about the relationship between self-esteem and aggression?

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Question 39

According to the text, what is the universal tendency regarding gender and physical violence?

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Question 40

How do men and women compare in their use of verbal aggression, according to Graham and Wells (2001)?

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Question 41

What is the basis of Eagly's proposal for explaining gender differences in aggression?

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Question 42

What is a 'culture of honor'?

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Question 43

In the experiment by Cohen, Nisbett, Bosdle, and Schwarz (1996), how did male students from the South react to being bumped and insulted compared to students from the North?

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Question 44

What physiological sign was observed in students from the South after being insulted in the Cohen, Nisbett, Bosdle, and Schwarz (1996) culture of honor study?

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Question 45

In the field experiment by Cohen and Nisbett (1997), how did employers from the South and West respond to a job applicant who admitted to a felony conviction for killing a man in response to an insult?

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Question 46

What is the proposed historical explanation for the regional differences in the culture of honor, involving farming versus livestock raising?

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Question 47

The text provides an example of a person-situation interaction by noting that the relationship between testosterone and aggressive behavior is stronger for which group of people?

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Question 48

What classic example of interactionism at work is described regarding children with a genetic predisposition to aggression?

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Question 49

To prevent the cycle of violence from beginning, what is one of the key strategies mentioned in the text, particularly concerning children?

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Question 50

What does the text suggest is a better alternative to 'fighting aggression with more aggression' when feeling frustrated?

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