Mutliple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	Worldwide, humans spend ________ per day on arms and armies.
		A)	$1 billion
		B)	$5 billion
		C)	$2 billion
		D)	$500 million


2	Physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone is
		A)	aggression.
		B)	instrumental aggression.
		C)	violence.
		D)	hostility.


3	Killings done by armies is an example of
		A)	emotional aggression.
		B)	instinctive aggression.
		C)	instrumental aggression.
		D)	calculated aggression.


4	Aggression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself is
		A)	instrumental aggression.
		B)	hostile aggression.
		C)	emotional aggression.
		D)	belligerent aggression.


5	Which of the following is an innate behavior?
		A)	reading a book
		B)	watching a movie
		C)	playing in the band
		D)	fleeing danger


6	According to the text, in what percentage of homicides has the murderer and/or the victim been drinking?
		A)	45
		B)	55
		C)	65
		D)	80


7	The blocking of goal-directed behavior is
		A)	frustration.
		B)	displacement.
		C)	disarticulation.
		D)	aggravation.


8	The redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration is
		A)	disarticulation.
		B)	the redirection effect.
		C)	displacement.
		D)	the frustration-aggression effect.


9	The perception that one is less well off than others to whom one compares oneself is
		A)	the social comparison effect.
		B)	relative deprivation.
		C)	the adaptation-level effect.
		D)	relative displacement.


10	The theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating is the
		A)	social learning theory.
		B)	instrumental learning theory.
		C)	behavioral learning theory.
		D)	group learning theory.


11	Which of the following is not conductive to aggression?
		A)	pain
		B)	heat
		C)	cool temperatures
		D)	crowding


12	In a national survey, what percentage of women reported having been forced by a man to do something sexually?
		A)	15
		B)	22
		C)	29
		D)	37


13	When college males were asked if there were any chance they would rape a woman, "if you could be assured that no one would know and that you could in no way be punished," what percentage said there was a slim chance?
		A)	11
		B)	23
		C)	33
		D)	45


14	According to the text, in the average home the TV is on _______ hours a day.
		A)	three
		B)	five
		C)	seven
		D)	nine


15	Sales rates of Hustler and Playboy were positively correlated with state
		A)	child abuse rates.
		B)	rape rates.
		C)	employment rates.
		D)	incest rates.


16	What is the ratio of Americans who believe in the following statement? Sexual materials provide an outlet for bottled-up impulses.
		A)	9 to 1
		B)	7 to 1
		C)	5 to 1
		D)	2 to 1


17	Which of the following is true of findings on the catharsis hypothesis?
		A)	Catharsis always occurs.
		B)	The calming effect of retaliation seems to occur only in very specific circumstances.
		C)	The catharsis hypothesis has been well-supported.
		D)	The catharsis hypothesis is valid for children but not for adults.

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