Aggression

Question 1

Anger

Answer 1

Emotional state. Correlated but ≠ aggression

Question 2

Aggression

Answer 2

Behaviour. INTENT to harm

Question 3

Frustration

Answer 3

Feeling when you’re being blocked from goal you want to achieve

Question 4

What were the results of Kenrick & MacFarlane’s study on honking time

Answer 4

Hotter outside temp + no AC in car -> longer time spent honking (up to 2.5 seconds)

Question 5

How does pain influence aggression

Answer 5

Increases frustration -> increases aggression

Question 6

How does mitigating information impact frustration/aggression?

Answer 6

Intent, justifications, excuses , and apologies can decrease frustration and aggression

Question 7

How does the ability to think clearly impact frustration/aggression?

Answer 7

Enraged to the point where cognitive functions leave the chat → unlikely to override

Question 8

Goffman’s 3 types of remedial exchanges

Answer 8

Justification, excuses, (genuine) apologies

Question 9

What can lessen the effects of mitigating information?

Answer 9

Inability to think clearly (i.e. drunk)

Question 9

3 aspects of the original frustration-aggression hypothesis

Answer 9

• Frustration leads to aggression inevitably
• If you have been aggressive, must have been frustrated beforehand
• Connection of the two is automatic

Question 10

According to Berkowitz et al., how did people with hand in lukewarm vs ice water rate business models?

Answer 10

Lukewarm: mostly good
Ice: Gave more punishments but still rated some well

Question 11

Do people get more angry thinking about someone justified in doing something frustrating or unjustified

Answer 11

Unjustified (hoe if u get this wrong just jump atp)

Question 12

What were the findings of Ohbuchi & Kambara’s frustration, intent, aggression study?

Answer 12

When teacher did not intend to harm - low shock, When teacher intended to harm - high shock

Question 13

Results of Kremer & Stephens study on insults and mitigating

Answer 13

No insult = low shock
Insult and no mitigating = high
Insult but mitigated = medium

Question 14

According to Kriegelmayer, does an apology decrease both aggression and anger?

Answer 14

No only decreases aggression

Question 15

True or false, cues associated with aggression can cause aggression in the absence of frustration

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What were the results of the “Weapons as Primes” hypothesis (then test idk why it’s called that)

Answer 16

Weapon prime + aggressive words = fastest reaction time

Question 17

What role does arousal have in frustration/aggression

Answer 17

Frustration -> arousal -> aggression

Question 18

Why does arousal increase aggression? (2)

Answer 18

• Arousal intensifies affective and behavioural responses
• Arousal interferes with rational thought

Question 19

True or false, in most cultures men are most likely the murderers and murder victims

Answer 19

True

Question 20

In what ways are males more aggressive

Answer 20

Physical and verbal

Question 21

In what way are females more aggressive

Answer 21

Indirect and relational aggression (i.e. lies, backstabbing)

Question 23

Being low in _____ is a strong predictor of aggression

Answer 23

Agreeableness

Question 24

Being low on ____ combined with high ____ is likely to lead to aggression

Answer 24

Openness, neuroticism

Question 25

What traits (4) would leaf to aggression only under conditions of provocation

Answer 25

Emotional susceptibility, being “type A”, impulsivity, low agreeableness

Question 26

Dark Triad

Answer 26

Machiavellianism (manipulativeness), psychopathy, and narcissism