Aggression

Question 1

Hostile aggression

Answer 1

Behaviour intended to harm either physically or physiologically

Question 2

Instrumental aggression

Answer 2

Behaviour intended to harm for a reason other than pure hostility

Question 3

Aggression nature or nurture

Answer 3

MAOA gene is linked with aggression, but there is also a social factor of childhood mistreatment

Question 4

Amygdala and aggressive behaviour

Answer 4

Amygdala activated by the presentation of threatening faces

Question 5

Testosterone and aggression (Dabbs et al., 1987)

Answer 5

Higher testosterone in prisoners convicted of violent crimes vs non violent crimes

Question 6

Alcohol and aggression Steele (1990)

Answer 6

Alcohol clouds our ability to behave in a rational way, we only focus on immediate cues

Question 7

High aggression in South USA

Answer 7

Southern states have a high culture of honour and will protect their honour, responding with aggression

Question 8

Temperature and aggression (no, really)

Answer 8

Violent crimes more likely in summer than other seasons, possibly due to increased physiological discomfort

Question 9

Frustration and aggression (Harris, 1974)

Answer 9

The closer you are to a goal, the greater the aggression
* Worse if someone cuts you in a queue right before the end

Question 10

Relative deprivation

Answer 10

Feeling that we have less than what we deserve

Question 11

Pain and aggression (Berkowitz, 1993)

Answer 11

Students who hold hand in painfully cold water produced a higher level of aggression

Question 12

Cues and aggression (Klinesmith et al,. 2006)

Answer 12

Participants who touched the gun had more testosterone increase than those who didn’t, and added more hot sauce to water

Question 13

Media violence (Johnson, 2002)

Answer 13

TV watching during adolescence and early adulthood predicted likelihood of subsequent aggression