Week 1 (aggression as social behavior) - Violence Flashcards
any aggressive behavior intended to cause serious physical harm, such as injury or death
what is this ?
violence
- all violent acts are aggressive acts
- not all aggressive acts are violent (only extreme physical ones are)
is this true or false ?
true
- FBI uniform crime reports
- state arrest and conviction records
- death certificates
- police incidents reports
- emergency room admission records
- surveys of violence and victimization
what are these ?
different types of measuring violence
what are the 2 categories the FBI categorizes crimes ?
- violent
- nonviolent
crimes against people
- murder
- forcible rape
- robbery
- aggravated assault
what are these ?
what the FBI classifies as violent crimes
crimes against property
- burglary
- larceny -theft
- motor vehicle theft
- arson
what are these ?
what the FBI classifies as nonviolent crimes
what percent of the 8 crimes from the FBI’s list of violent and nonviolent crimes are murder ?
0.10%
who talks of myth of violence in a ted talk ?
Steven pinker
does pinker think that we’re more violent long ago or today ?
long ago
the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event by the ease with which relevant instances come to mind
what is this ?
availability heuristic
the rule used to determine what news stories to focus on ?
if it bleeds it leads
murder rates tend to be greater for countries farther or nearer to the equator ?
nearer
how violent is the US compared to past years ?
most violent we have been in 25 years
whats the US homicide rates ?
6.9 per 100,000
whats the homicide rates in 18 - 24 year olds ?
30 per 100,000
