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1

Because you dislike one of your coworkers, you lie and tell others you overheard her saying how she disliked everyone at the office. This would be an example of what kind of aggression?
A)hostile.
B)instrumental.
C)physical.
D)direct.
2

A man leaves a bomb on a bus to kill innocent victims in order to persuade the government to yield to his demands. This would be an example of what kind of aggression?
A)hostile.
B)instrumental.
C)verbal.
D)sexual.
3

When a behavior is shared by all members of a species and is unlearned it is most likely a(n)
A)learned behavior.
B)modeled behavior.
C)instinct.
D)developmental trend.
4

Lorenz and Freud both developed _____ theories of aggression.
A)learning-based.
B)priming.
C)frustration-based.
D)instinct.
5

Instinct theories of aggression suggest that people
A)are unlikely to engage in aggression.
B)fear aggression by instinct.
C)are "programmed" for aggression.
D)are primed to learn aggression.
6

Boys with _____ are more likely to use hard drugs and are more likely to be delinquent.
A)low levels of androgen.
B)high levels of testosterone.
C)high levels of estrogen.
D)low levels of testosterone.
7

When we are stuck in traffic or behind slow people in line at the store, often the proverbial "fuse" on our temper is at its end. Researchers argue that this is because
A)driving arouses us.
B)in our cars we are less polite.
C)driving encourages deindividuation.
D)frustration can facilitate aggression.
8

In revising the frustration aggression hypothesis, Berkowitz emphasized the importance of
A)aggressive cues, such as weapons.
B)the role of biochemical influences, such as alcohol.
C)relative deprivation of the adaptation-level phenomenon.
D)catharsis as a reducer of frustration.
9

Frustration arises from the gap between _____ and _____.
A)belief; behavior.
B)learning; behavior.
C)expectations; attainments
D)behavior; attitudes
10

Social comparison theory would explain the feeling of
A)relative deprivation.
B)frustration.
C)aversive stimuli.
D)modeling.
11

Displacement refers to
A)transferring aggression from its target to a more socially acceptable target.
B)transferring aggression from one sense to another.
C)transferring aggression to weaken inhibitions.
D)transferring aggression from anger to sexual feelings.
12

Which theory of aggression argues that aversive experience leads to arousal which may lead to aggression, depending on what consequences we expect?
A)frustration-aggression theory.
B)instinct theory.
C)excitation-transfer theory.
D)social learning theory.
13

Which theory of aggression argues that the blocking of one's goals will lead to aggressive behavior because of anger and hostility?
A)frustration-aggression theory.
B)instinct theories.
C)excitation-transfer theory.
D)social learning theory.
14

Research in the laboratory and in real life suggests that pain, personal attacks, and overcrowding are _____ experiences that _____ the likelihood aggression.
A)frustrating; decrease.
B)frustrating; do not affect
C)aversive; decrease.
D)aversive; increase.
15

Zillmann argues for an excitation-transfer such that we
A)transfer excitation from its origin to a similar other.
B)transfer excitation from one sense to another.
C)transfer excitation to weaken inhibitions.
D)transfer excitation from anger to sexual feelings.
16

A component of drive theories of aggressive behavior is that energy is built up and then must be spent. This is also called
A)learning.
B)drive.
C)catharsis.
D)instinct.
17

______ is one reason that excessive viewing of aggressive television affects an individual.
A)recency effect.
B)anchoring.
C)framing.
D)priming.
18

Psychoanalysts believe that
A)aggression is learned.
B)people are innately repelled by violence.
C)external factors determine aggression.
D)hostility must be released periodically.





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