Question 1

Which of the following is true?

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A)  Across centuries,humans have become more violent.
B)  The United States is the only western democracy that has not abolished the death penalty.
C)  Some western democracies still enforce the death penalty for counterfeiting.
D)  Many western democracies continue to see increases in anti-gay attitudes.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons that lead Buss and Shackelford (1997) to conclude that aggression was adaptive for our distant ancestors?

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A)  It was a strategy for gaining resources.
B)  It helped people defend against attacks.
C)  It intimidated or eliminated male rivals for females.
D)  It encouraged the rise of nations.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

The blocking of goal-directed behavior is called

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A)  instrumental aggression.
B)  hostile aggression.
C)  frustration.
D)  displacement.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

The pain-attack response has been observed in

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A)  rats.
B)  monkeys.
C)  snakes.
D)  many varied species.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Instinctive behavior is behavior that is

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A)  survival-oriented and common to most members of a species.
B)  innate,unlearned,and shown by all members of a species.
C)  reflexive and automatic but easily overcome by learning.
D)  taught to members of a species.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Hunting rifles are LEAST likely to prime aggressive thoughts in

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A)  hunters.
B)  adults.
C)  women.
D)  children.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

What is true about retaliation?

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A)  It reduces tension in the long run.
B)  It does not provide pleasure.
C)  In the long run,it fuels more negative feelings.
D)  When people who have been provoked hit a punching bag,it is cathartic.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Of the following,which is the best example of instrumental aggression?

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A)  An angry football player tackles a quarterback after he attempts a long pass.
B)  A jealous wife finds her husband with another woman and shoots them both.
C)  A group of mercenaries,hired to kill the dictator of a small country,arrange to poison him.
D)  A man smashes his TV set after he cannot get it to work.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Viewing sexually violent movies _______ men to brutality and results in _______ for domestic violence victims.

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A)  sensitizes;less sympathy
B)  sensitizes;more sympathy
C)  desensitizes;less sympathy
D)  desensitizes;more sympathyE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Americans' ideas for protecting themselves include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  buy a gun for self-protection.
B)  build more prisons.
C)  impose a "three strikes and you're out" requirement of lifetime incarceration for violent crimes.
D)  don't kill people who kill.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Which statement is NOT true?

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A)  Sensation seekers are more likely to be aggressive.
B)  Arousal feeds emotions.
C)  Sexual arousal can amplify anger.
D)  Arousal has no effect on emotions.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

The near consensus among social psychologists is that

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A)  viewing or participating in violence fails to produce catharsis.
B)  hitting a punching bag reduces aggression.
C)  sexual materials provide an outlet for bottled-up impulses.
D)  wars seem to purge aggressive feelings.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm is known as

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A)  aggression.
B)  hostile aggression.
C)  instrumental aggression.
D)  both hostile and instrumental aggression.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following is false?

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A)  Serial killers report using pornography at unusually high rates.
B)  Children who view pornography are less likely to be sexually aggressive toward others.
C)  Most men arrested for Internet-based pornography have molested a child at least once.
D)  University men who consume a large amount of pornography are more likely to be sexually aggressive.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The frustration-aggression theory is designed to explain

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A)  hostile aggression.
B)  instrumental aggression.
C)  both hostile and instrumental aggression.
D)  neither hostile nor instrumental aggression.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Current motivational approaches to aggression suggest that frustration

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A)  doesn't lead to aggression after all.
B)  reduces aggression more than it stimulates it.
C)  triggers anger,which can generate aggression in some situations.
D)  works by triggering the fight-or-flight regions of the brain.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which action represents aggression?

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A)  a fired employee seething with rage
B)  a dentist drilling a tooth
C)  a stranger shouting profanities at you
D)  a clumsy person bumping into youE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Evolutionary theories for aggression explain all of the following EXCEPT why

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A)  people fight over resources.
B)  people defend against attacks.
C)  men try to eliminate other male rivals for females.
D)  some people are more aggressive than others.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Violent crimes are more likely committed

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A)  in the winter rather than the summer.
B)  when the weather is hot.
C)  on nights with a full moon.
D)  during rainy periods.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Bushman (2002) let angry research retaliate against the person who angered them.Participants who _____ before being allowed to retaliate were LEAST aggressive.

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A)  did not hit a punching bag
B)  hit a punching bag while thinking about the person who angered
C)  hit a punching bag while thinking about physical fitness
D)  watched violent TVE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 10: Aggression: Hurting Others

Americans' ideas for protecting themselves include all of the following EXCEPT

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Evolutionary theories for aggression explain all of the following EXCEPT why

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Which of the following is false?

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What is true about retaliation?

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Hunting rifles are LEAST likely to prime aggressive thoughts in

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Of the following,which is the best example of instrumental aggression?

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Which statement is NOT true?

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Which action represents aggression?

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The near consensus among social psychologists is that

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The frustration-aggression theory is designed to explain

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Current motivational approaches to aggression suggest that frustration

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Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons that lead Buss and Shackelford (1997) to conclude that aggression was adaptive for our distant ancestors?

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The blocking of goal-directed behavior is called

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Physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm is known as

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Which of the following is true?

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Instinctive behavior is behavior that is

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Bushman (2002) let angry research retaliate against the person who angered them.Participants who _____ before being allowed to retaliate were LEAST aggressive.

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Viewing sexually violent movies _______ men to brutality and results in _______ for domestic violence victims.

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The pain-attack response has been observed in

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