Aggression and Violence

Question 1

hostile attribution bias

Answer 1

the tendency to see ambiguous actions by others as aggressive

Question 2

Aggression

Answer 2

Behavior intended to harm someone who doesn’t want to be harmed

Question 3

Violence

Answer 3

Aggression meant to cause extreme physical harm

Question 4

availability heuristic

Answer 4

the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event by how easy it is to think of examples

Question 5

Relational aggression

Answer 5

Intentionally harming someone’s social relationships, feelings of acceptance, or inclusion in a group

Question 6

Hostile perception bias

Answer 6

the tendency to perceive social interactions in general as being aggressive

Question 7

hostile expectation bias

Answer 7

tendency to expect others to react to potential conflicts with aggression

Question 8

Catharsis

Answer 8

a cleanse or purge of emotional tension

Question 9

Punishment

Answer 9

Inflicting pain by removing pleasure for a misdeed