Aggression

Question 1

When aggression is used to achieve a goal, it is:

Answer 1

Instrumental

Question 2

A thief robbing a store for cigarettes and cash is an example of:

Answer 2

Instrumental aggression

Question 3

When aggression is used to cause harm, it is:

Answer 3

Hostile

Question 4

A bully picking on another kid for no apparent reason is an example of:

Answer 4

Hostile aggression

Question 5

The idea that psychological concepts gradually expand meaning over time to include different domains is known as:

Answer 5

Concept ‘creep’

Question 6

Who said that ‘without order there is anarchy’ and no way to pursue one’s own goals?

Answer 6

Hobbs

Question 7

According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, the aggression/death instinct is kept intact by the:

Answer 7

Superego

Question 8

According to ethology, aggression is elicited by:

Answer 8

Environmental signals

Question 9

Anonymity, deindividuation and loose social constraints ____ aggressive behaviour:

Answer 9

heighten