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1

Instrumental aggression is the intentional use of ________________ behavior so that one can achieve some other goal.
A)pleasant
B)harmful
C)emotional
D)either a or b
2

Emotional susceptibility, irritability, and rumination are ____________ traits that are related to _____________.
A)assertive; politics
B)indirect; hate groups
C)personality; aggression
D)none of the above
3

Both nature and nurture factors influence aggression. A factor that is influenced solely by nature is ______________.
A)hormones
B)inheritability
C)testosterone
D)all of the above
4

Catharsis is the ________________ in aggressive drive following an aggressive act.
A)excitement
B)frustration
C)reduction
D)enhancement
5

Each year about ____________ people are killed in violent assaults, with the prime targets being minority groups, men, and the young.
A)100,000
B)50,000
C)25,000
D)10,000
6

______________ is defined as any external condition that prevents you from obtaining the pleasures you are expecting.
A)Catharsis
B)Hostility
C)Annoyance
D)none of the above
7

The cognitive-neoassociationist model was named by ____________.
A)Geen
B)Bushman & Anderson
C)Berkowitz
D)Lorenz
8

Correlational studies have found ________________ and ______________ may trigger aggressive outbursts in those already angry.
A)unhappiness; media influences
B)weapons; alcohol
C)annoyances; alcohol
D)none of the above
9

______________ is the combination of sexual material with abuse or degradation in a manner that appears to endorse such behavior.
A)Pornography
B)Catharsis
C)Erotica
D)none of the above
10

The _________ myth is the false belief that deep down women enjoy forcible sex and find it sexually exciting.
A)pornography
B)rape
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b
11

___________________, a leading social psychologists, contends that people learn when to aggress, how to aggress, and against whom to aggress.
A)Sigmund Freud
B)Albert Bandura
C)John Watson
D)none of the above
12

The culture of honor idea is a belief system in which ________ are socialized to protect their reputation by resorting to violence.
A)males
B)females
C)any young adult
D)none of the above
13

Research suggests that ________________ (a chemical messenger) is associated with aggressive behavior.
A)estrogen
B)dopamine
C)serotonin
D)all of the above
14

With the aggressive script concept, a guide for behavior is developed and ___________ in memory.
A)lost
B)stored
C)forgotten
D)none of the above
15

One problem with the evolutionary-based explanation for aggression in humans is that levels of aggression vary so widely ______________________.
A)within genders
B)between genders
C)across cultures
D)none of the above







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