Week 11: FINAL EXAM

Question 1

_____________: a verbal or physical act intended to cause harm to someone or something

Answer 1

Aggression

Question 2

I____________ A______________: intentional use of harmful behaviour so that one can achieve some other goal

Answer 2

Instrumental aggression

Question 3

_________ _________: Being in the wrong position at the wrong time (not personal to the individual)

Answer 3

Instrumental Aggression

Question 4

Hostile or _________ aggression: intentional use of harmful behaviour in which the goal is to cause injury to the victim

Answer 4

affective

Question 5

Domestic violence is _________ aggression

Answer 5

hostile aggression

Question 6

____________ aggression is cold and hostileless

Answer 6

instrumental aggression

Question 7

____________ theory: eros (life instinct) and thanatos (death instinct)

Answer 7

Psychodynamic theory

Question 8

___________ theory argues that there is a death instinct in males and that is therefore the process of aggression

Answer 8

Psychodynamic theory

Question 9

_________ theory of aggression: Role of evolution and natural selection

Answer 9

Evolutionary theory

Question 10

__________ theory: aggression is adaptive & ensures transmission of genes

Answer 10

Evolutionary theory

Question 11

The values of (alpha/beta) males and females are more preferred now.

Answer 11

Beta

Question 12

Abnormal ______ can contribute to abnormally aggressive behaviour

Answer 12

brains

Question 13

Electrical stimulation to a________ can provoke aggressive behaviour

Answer 13

amygdala

Question 14

some evidence that the __________ cortex is less active and smaller in aggressive people

Answer 14

prefrontal cortex

Question 15

Positive relationship between aggression and _________ consumption

Answer 15

alcohol

Question 16

___________ correlates with testosterone

Answer 16

Aggression

Question 17

Low levels of neurotransmitter __________ associated with aggression

Answer 17

serotonin

Question 18

___________-__________ theory: frustration always leads to aggression

Answer 18

Frustration-aggression theory

Question 19

__________-____________ theory: aggression often directed at less powerful target - displacement

Answer 19

Frustration - aggression theory

Question 20

relative __________: perception that one is less well off than others with whom one compares oneself

Answer 20

Relative Deprivation

Question 21

R__________ D____________ theory: feel disadvantaged relative to other reference groups, little hope of improving conditioning legitimately leads to aggression

Answer 21

Relative Deprivation theory

Question 22

Female aggression is more (hostile/instrumental) and males (hostile/instrumental)

Answer 22

Hostile; Instrumental

Question 23

What two of the the ‘Big 5’ are related to low aggresionality?

Answer 23

Agreeableness and emotional stability

Question 24

Subculture of ________: sub-groups of society that have higher than usual rates of violence

Answer 24

violence

Question 25

Culture of ________: culture that endorses or accepts male violence to address threat to reputation or economic position

Answer 25

culture of honour

Question 26

Hostile aggression is 'E________'; Instrumental aggression is 'r_________'

Answer 26

emotional; rational

Question 27

War is ___________ aggression; murder is __________ aggression

Answer 27

instrumental; emotional

Question 28

_______ speculated that human aggression springs from a self-destructive impulse

Answer 28

Freud

Question 29

What is frustration?

Answer 29

Anything that blocks us from attaining a goal

Question 30

_____ _______: culturally provided mental instructions for how to act

Answer 30

Social scripts

Question 31

Theories of aggression - Psy________ theory - Evo_______ theory - Neu______ and Gen______ influences - Biochemical influences

Answer 31

Psychodynamic; Evolutionary; Neural and Genetic

Question 32

Low levels of ser______ is associated with increased aggression

Answer 32

serotonin

Question 33

Al______ enhances aggressiveness by reducing people's self-awareness

Answer 33

alcohol

Question 34

Revised frustration-aggression hypothesis: Frustration leads to _____ which in turn is an emotional readiness to aggress

Answer 34

anger

Question 35

Did model gender influence the children in the Bobo doll experiment?

Answer 35

Yes they copied their sample sex model more.

Question 36

Agreeableness and emotional stability are related to reduced amounts of _________

Answer 36

aggression

Question 37

Does temperature affect aggression?

Answer 37

Yes, the hotter it is there is a higher correlation with aggression

Question 38

Physical and 'psychological' _____ affects amounts of aggression

Answer 38

pain

Question 39

Exposure to violent __________ increases punitive behaviour toward women

Answer 39

punitive

Question 40

Why does viewing television violence lead to aggression? - Des________ - Dis_________ - Aro______ tra_______ - Mod_________ - Priming aggressive sc______ (learning how to deal with conflict)

Answer 40

Desensitisation; Disinhibition; Arousal Transfer; Modelling; script

Question 41

What is catharsis?

Answer 41

An emotional release of energy after being primed by something. This could be aggression after watching a violent TV show

Question 42

Playing violent ______ games leads to increased aggressive thinking, feeling, and behaviour.

Answer 42

video games

Question 43

Playing violent video games decreased _________ behaviour

Answer 43

prosocial behaviour

Question 44

A problem with violent video games is that we actively ________ with and play the role of the violent character. This behaviour is then re________

Answer 44

identify; rewarded

Question 45

Violent video games increases aggressive aro_______

Answer 45

arousal

Question 46

Groups can amplify aggressive reactions partly by diffusing ___________

Answer 46

responsibility

Question 47

Through s______ c________, groups magnify aggressive tendencies

Answer 47

social contagion

Question 48

Viewing or participating in violence fails to produce c________

Answer 48

catharsis