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PSY204 Aggression

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1Difficult to operationally define at it is partly shaped by societal and cultural norms.
1. AAggression (p. 471-472)
2. BBiosocial Theoretical Positions (p. 476)
3. CFrustration-aggression hypothesis (p. 477)
4. DLearning by vicarious experience (p. 479)
2What are some proposed definitions for aggression?
1. ABehaviour resulting in personal injury or destruction of property
2. BBehaviour intended to harm another of the same species
3. CIntentional infliction of some form of harm on others
4. DDesire to give all your love and affection to the dog instead of the friends you are visiting
5. EEating all of the chocolate
3Defines a theorietical term in a way that allows it to be manipulated.
1. AOperational definition (p. 472)
2. BEvolutionary social psychology (p. 475-476)
3. CModelling (p. 480)
4. DScript (p. 480)
4Innate drive or impulse, genetically transmitted.
1. AInstinct (p. 474)
2. BModelling (p. 480)
3. CRelative deprivation (p. 493)
4. DDisinhibition (p. 488)
5Innate death instinct.
1. AThanatos (p. 422)
2. BFighting instinct (p. 475)
3. CFrustration-aggression hypothesis (p. 477)
4. DExcitation-transfer model (p. 477)
6Behaviour is genetically determined and is controlled by natural selection.
1. AEthology (p. 474)
2. BEvolutionary social psychology (p. 475-476)
3. CBiosocial Theoretical Positions (p. 476)
4. DSocial learning theory (p. 478)
7What are two compentents that contribute towards ethology?
1. AReleasers (p. 474)
2. BFighting instinct (p. 475)
3. CScript (p. 480)
4. DModelling (p. 480)
8Specific stimuli in the environment thought by ethologists to trigger aggressive responses.
1. AReleasers (p. 474)
2. BInstinct (p. 474)
3. CModelling (p. 480)
4. DScript (p. 480)
9An extension of evolutionary psychology that views complex social behaviour as adaptive, helping the individual, kin and the species as a while to survive.
1. AFighting instinct (p. 475)
2. BReleasers (p. 474)
3. CThanatos (p. 422)
4. DInstinct (p. 474)
10An extension of evolutionary psychology that views complex social behaviour as adaptive, helping the individual, kin and the species as a whole to survive.
1. AEvolutionary social psychology (p. 475-476)
2. BBiosocial Theoretical Positions (p. 476)
3. CSocial learning theory (p. 478)
4. DAttachment styles (p. 483)

11In the context of aggression, theories that emphasise an innate component, though not the existence of a full-blown instinct.
1. ABiosocial Theoretical Positions (p. 476)
2. BSocial learning theory (p. 478)
3. CRealistic conflict theory (p. 422)
4. DGeneral Aggression Model (p. 492)
12Through the biosocial theories view of instinct, what concepts share this view?
1. AFrustration-aggression hypothesis (p. 477)
2. BExcitation-transfer model (p. 477)
3. CLearning by direct experience (p. 479)
4. DRealistic conflict theory (p. 422)
5. ESexual selection theory (p. 484)
13Theory that all frustration leads to aggression, and all aggression comes from frustration. Used to explain prejudice and intergroup aggression.
1. AFrustration-aggression hypothesis (p. 477)
2. BExcitation-transfer model (p. 477)
3. CSociocultural theory (p. 484)
4. DCathartic hypothesis (p. 484)
14The expression of aggression is a function of learnt behaviour, some excitation from another source, and the person’s interpretation of the arousal state.
1. AExcitation-transfer model (p. 477)
2. BFrustration-aggression hypothesis (p. 477)
3. CSocial learning theory (p. 478)
4. DRealistic conflict theory (p. 422)
15The view championed by Bandura that human social behaviour is not innate but learnt from appropriate models.
1. ASocial learning theory (p. 478)
2. BBiosocial Theoretical Positions (p. 476)
3. CRealistic conflict theory (p. 422)
4. DSexual selection theory (p. 484)
16Components of Social learning theory.
1. ALearning by direct experience (p. 479)
2. BLearning by vicarious experience (p. 479)
3. CRelative deprivation (p. 493)
4. DAttachment styles (p. 483)
5. EType A personality (p. 483)
17Acquiring a behaviour because we were rewarded for it.
1. ALearning by direct experience (p. 479)
2. BLearning by vicarious experience (p. 479)
3. CScript (p. 480)
4. DHormones (p. 483-484)
18Acquiring a behaviour after observing that another person was rewarded for it.
1. ALearning by vicarious experience (p. 479)
2. BLearning by direct experience (p. 479)
3. CExcitation-transfer model (p. 477)
4. DScript (p. 480)
19Tendency for a person to reproduce the actions, attitudes and emotional responses exhibited by a real-life or symbolic model. Also called observational learning.
1. AModelling (p. 480)
2. BScript (p. 480)
3. CGender and socialisation (p. 484)
4. DDisinhibition (p. 488)
20A schema about an event.
1. AScript (p. 480)
2. BInstinct (p. 474)
3. CEthology (p. 474)
4. DPersonality
21A sense of having less than we feel entitled to.
1. ARelative deprivation (p. 493)
2. BRealistic conflict theory (p. 422)
3. CType A personality (p. 483)
4. DDehumanisation (p. 488)
22Sherif’s theory of intergroup conflict that explains intergroup behaviour in terms of the nature of goal relations between groups.
1. ARealistic conflict theory (p. 422)
2. BSocial learning theory (p. 478)
3. CBiosocial Theoretical Positions (p. 476)
4. DSociocultural theory (p. 484)
23Descriptions of the nature of people’s close relationships, thought to be established in childhood.
1. AAttachment styles (p. 483)
2. BHormones (p. 483-484)
3. CCatharsis (p. 484-486)
4. DCollective aggression (p. 488)
24The ‘coronary-prone’ personality – a behavioural correlate of heart disease characterised by striving to achieve, time urgency, competitiveness and hostility.
1. AType A personality (p. 483)
2. BAlcohol (p. 486-488)
3. CDeindividuation (p. 488)
4. DDehumanisation (p. 488)
25Psychological gender differences are determined by individuals’ adaptations to restrictions based on their gender in their society. Also called social role theory.
1. ASociocultural theory (p. 484)
2. BSexual selection theory (p. 484)
3. CCathartic hypothesis (p. 484)
4. DGeneral Aggression Model (p. 492)
26Sex differences in behaviour are determined by evolutionary history rather than society.
1. ASexual selection theory (p. 484)
2. BSociocultural theory (p. 484)
3. CRealistic conflict theory (p. 422)
4. DSocial learning theory (p. 478)
27A dramatic release of pent-up feelings: the idea that aggressive motivation is ‘drained’ by acting against a frustrating object (or substitute), or by a vicarious experience.
1. ACatharsis (p. 484-486)
2. BCathartic hypothesis (p. 484)
3. CGeneral Aggression Model (p. 492)
4. DInterpersonal aggression
28The notion that acting aggressively, or even just viewing aggressive material, reduces feelings of anger and aggression.
1. ACathartic hypothesis (p. 484)
2. BCatharsis (p. 484-486)
3. CType A personality (p. 483)
4. DCollective aggression (p. 488)
29A breakdown in the learnt controls (social mores) against behaving impulsively or, in this context, aggressively. For some people, alcohol has a disinhibiting effect.
1. ADisinhibition (p. 488)
2. BDeindividuation (p. 488)
3. CDehumanisation (p. 488)
4. DDesensitisation (p. 497)
30Process whereby people lose their sense of socialised individual identity and engage in unsocialised, often antisocial, behaviours.
1. ADeindividuation (p. 488)
2. BDisinhibition (p. 488)
3. CDehumanisation (p. 488)
4. DDesensitisation (p. 497)
31Stripping people of their dignity and humanity.
1. ADehumanisation (p. 488)
2. BDeindividuation (p. 488)
3. CDisinhibition (p. 488)
4. DDesensitisation (p. 497)
32Unified aggression by a group of individuals, who may not even know one another, against another individual or group.
1. ACollective aggression (p. 488)
2. BCultural variation
3. CInterpersonal aggression
4. DInstitutionalised aggression (p. 507)
33Sex-stereotypical attributes of a person.
1. AGender (p. 494)
2. BCultural norms (p. 494)
3. CHormones (p. 483-484)
4. DPersonality
34What contributes towards cultural variation of aggression?
1. ACultural norms (p. 494)
2. BCulture of honour (p. 495-496)
3. CSubculture of violence (p. 496)
4. DMachismo (p. 496)
5. EDomestic violence (p. 503)
6. FCrowding (p. 490-491)
35Norms whose origin is part of the tradition of a culture.
1. ACultural norms (p. 494)
2. BCulture of honour (p. 495-496)
3. CSubculture of violence (p. 496)
4. DMachismo (p. 496)
36A culture that endorses male violence as a way of addressing threats to social reputation or economic position.
1. ACulture of honour (p. 495-496)
2. BSubculture of violence (p. 496)
3. CMachismo (p. 496)
4. DCultural norms (p. 494)
37A subgroup of society in which a higher level of violence is accepted as the norm.
1. ASubculture of violence (p. 496)
2. BMachismo (p. 496)
3. CCultural norms (p. 494)
4. DCulture of honour (p. 495-496)
38A code in which challenges, abuse and even differences of opinion must be met with fists or other weapons.
1. AMachismo (p. 496)
2. BSubculture of violence (p. 496)
3. CCulture of honour (p. 495-496)
4. DCultural norms (p. 494)
39A serious reduction in a person’s responsiveness to material that usually evokes a strong emotional reaction, such as violence or sexuality.
1. ADesensitisation (p. 497)
2. BDisinhibition (p. 488)
3. CDeindividuation (p. 488)
4. DDehumanisation (p. 488)
40Anderson’s model that includes both personal and situational factors, and cognitive and affective processes in accounting for different kinds of aggression.
1. AGeneral Aggression Model (p. 492)
2. BInstitutionalised aggression (p. 507)
3. CRealistic conflict theory (p. 422)
4. DBiosocial Theoretical Positions (p. 476)
41Aggression that is given formal or informal recognition and social legitimacy by being incorporated into rules and norms.
1. AInstitutionalised aggression (p. 507)
2. BInterpersonal aggression
3. CIntergroup conflict
4. DMass media (p. 497)
42What profressions are considered to use instutionalised aggression?
1. ANational defence
2. BPolice
3. CPsychologists
4. DSport
5. EMassage therapist
6. FDentist
43How do we reduce aggression in families?
1. ANot rewarding acts of violence
2. BRewarding non-aggressive behaviour
3. CAvoiding punishing behaviour
4. DTransference
5. ECatharsis
44How do we reduce aggression at an interpersonal level?
1. ABehaviour modification techniques
2. BAssertiveness training
3. CSocial skills training
4. DNon-aggressive modelling
5. EBobo the clown
6. FActing in a passive aggressive manner towards others
45How do we reduce aggression at a societal level?
1. APolitical decisions / laws
2. BPeace studies
3. CCommunity will
4. DEducation
5. ERoad rage
6. FBarking loudly at every stranger we see

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