Aggression
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What is the social psychological definition of aggression?
View answer and explanationHow do social psychologists distinguish 'violence' from 'aggression'?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary difference between emotional aggression and instrumental aggression?
View answer and explanationAccording to Kruglanski and Fishman's analysis, how is terrorism best understood?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is an example of what social psychologists define as relational or social aggression?
View answer and explanationWhat 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?
View answer and explanationIn a study conducted by Sharp (1995) in Great Britain, what percentage of adolescents reported being bullied by someone spreading hurtful rumors about them?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary goal of a terrorist's actions, according to the instrumental aggression model proposed by Kruglanski and his colleagues?
View answer and explanationWhich part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating our perceptions of, and reactions to, aggression and fear?
View answer and explanationWhat is the function of the prefrontal cortex in relation to aggression?
View answer and explanationIn 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?
View answer and explanationAccording to behavioral genetics studies cited in the chapter, what is the approximate correlation for criminal and aggressive behavior for identical twins?
View answer and explanationWhich hormone is most closely associated with increased aggression in both animals and humans?
View answer and explanationWhat is the role of the neurotransmitter serotonin in relation to human aggression?
View answer and explanationIn the experiment by Berman et al. (2009), what was the effect of giving serotonin to participants with a history of aggression?
View answer and explanationHow does alcohol increase aggression by affecting executive functions?
View answer and explanationWhat is 'alcohol myopia'?
View answer and explanationIn the study by Griffit and Veitch (1971), what effect did working in a room with a temperature over 90 degrees Fahrenheit have on students?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what is frustration in the context of aggression?
View answer and explanationWhat is displaced aggression?
View answer and explanationWhat is the concept of catharsis as it relates to aggression?
View answer and explanationWhat were the findings of the study by Bushman, Baumeister, and Stack (1999) where participants hit a punching bag after being angered?
View answer and explanationWhat did the archival study by Archer and Gartner (1976) find about homicide rates in countries after they had been involved in wars?
View answer and explanationWhat 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?
View answer and explanationWhat does the principle of social reinforcement suggest about aggression?
View answer and explanationIn Albert Bandura's research on aggression, what was the primary way that children learned new aggressive behaviors?
View answer and explanationWhat is a primary problem with using punishment to reduce aggression, especially when the punishment itself is aggressive?
View answer and explanationAccording to the meta-analysis by Gershoff (2002), what was the long-term effect on children who were spanked by their parents?
View answer and explanationBy 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?
View answer and explanationHow does the strength of the relationship between viewing TV violence and aggressive behavior compare to the relationship between smoking and cancer?
View answer and explanationThe 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?
View answer and explanationIn 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?
View answer and explanationWhat is the 'strongest possibility' mentioned in the text for why viewing violence leads to aggression?
View answer and explanationWhat is desensitization in the context of viewing violence?
View answer and explanationIn the study by Berkowitz and Lepage (1967), the presence of guns increased aggression for which participants?
View answer and explanationWhat phenomenon has been observed in the months following the suicides of famous people like Marilyn Monroe or Kurt Cobain?
View answer and explanationWhich personality variable, related to perceived threat, is mentioned as a predictor of aggression?
View answer and explanationWhat does research suggest about the relationship between self-esteem and aggression?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what is the universal tendency regarding gender and physical violence?
View answer and explanationHow do men and women compare in their use of verbal aggression, according to Graham and Wells (2001)?
View answer and explanationWhat is the basis of Eagly's proposal for explaining gender differences in aggression?
View answer and explanationWhat is a 'culture of honor'?
View answer and explanationIn 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?
View answer and explanationWhat physiological sign was observed in students from the South after being insulted in the Cohen, Nisbett, Bosdle, and Schwarz (1996) culture of honor study?
View answer and explanationIn 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?
View answer and explanationWhat is the proposed historical explanation for the regional differences in the culture of honor, involving farming versus livestock raising?
View answer and explanationThe 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?
View answer and explanationWhat classic example of interactionism at work is described regarding children with a genetic predisposition to aggression?
View answer and explanationTo prevent the cycle of violence from beginning, what is one of the key strategies mentioned in the text, particularly concerning children?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text suggest is a better alternative to 'fighting aggression with more aggression' when feeling frustrated?
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