Psych 340 Chapter 10 – Flashcards
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Expressing aggression by catharsis tends to decrease aggression.
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Some of the ways we can reduce aggression were listed in the text summary. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways?
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Repeatedly playing violent video games does not increase aggressive thinking.
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Which of the following statements about aggression is FALSE?
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can amplify aggressive tendencies.
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Research confirms that groups
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12 hours
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Research indicates that by the turn of the century, the average boy was playing video games for _______ hours a week.
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decreased
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Gallup youth surveys show that the percent of 13- to 17-year-olds feeling that there is too much movie violence has
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cathartic
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The _______ view of aggression is that aggressive drive is reduced when one "releases" aggressive energy.
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when the weather is hot.
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Violent crimes are more likely committed
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Men have become more accepting of violence against women.
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Which of the following has been found to be an effect of sexual violence in movies and television?
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aversive stimulation
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In view of research on the pain-attack response, Berkowitz (1998) now believes that _______ is the basic trigger of hostile aggression.
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attacked a BOBO doll
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In a famous experiment by Albert Bandura and his colleagues, children watched an adult attack a Bobo doll with a mallet. They were then shown some toys that they were forbidden to play with. When they were taken to another room, they
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relative deprivation
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The perception that one is less well off than others is referred to as
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displacement
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A person kicking the wall after losing a game of poker is an example of
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after age 25, testosterone and rates of violent crime decrease together.
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Studies of hormonal influences on aggression indicate that
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activating the amygdala can facilitate aggressive outbursts in humans.
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The study of neural influences on aggression has indicated that
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a primitive death urge
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Sigmund Freud argued that aggression ultimately springs from
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Hostile
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_______ aggression springs from anger, and its only goal is to injure.
