Week 16 Preventing and reducing aggressive behavior lecture 27

Question 1

any behavior intended to cause extreme physical harm to another person who doesn’t want to be harmed

Answer 1

violence

Question 2

• the absence of ease.
• a condition in which the body is interfered with or damaged
• is contagious if it can be transmitted from one person to another through direct or indirect contact

Answer 2

disease

Question 3

_____ is like a contagious disease

Answer 3

violence

Question 4

one strong predictor of whether an individual will behave violently is where ______ are violent

Answer 4

their peers

Question 5

• encourage youth to interact with nonviolent peers
• decrease exposure to violent media
• increase parental monitoring
• increase alternative forms of resolving conflict
• parents can be nonviolent role models and show love to their children

Answer 5

ways to prevent violence in kids

Question 6

• target as many causes of aggression as possible. those that narrow focus on a single cause are likely to fail
• aggressive behavior problems are best treated in childhood, when they are still malleable

Answer 6

2 general points about interventions

Question 7

most aggression interventions can be divided into those that focus on

Answer 7

1. proactive aggression
2. reactive aggression

Question 8

people often resort to aggression because they think it is the easiest and fastest way to achieve their goals

Answer 8

proactive aggression

Question 9

to get rid of an undesirable behavior is is useful to replace it with a desirable behavior

Answer 9

differential reinforcement of alternative behavior

Question 10

examples include sharing, donating, offering help, and comforting

Answer 10

altruism

Question 11

defined as friendly play or peaceful conflict resolution

Answer 11

positive interaction

Question 12

stereotypes are beliefs that associate groups of people with certain traits. focused on gender and ethnicity

Answer 12

stereotype reduction

Question 13

aggression is any behavior that is intended to harm another person. includes verbal and physical aggression

Answer 13

aggression reduction