Quiz #16: Lecture 21

Question 1

Rought and tumble play

Answer 1

figure out strength

all animals do it

Question 2

agression

Answer 2

intention to hurt someone

presence of crowds

presence of injury or crying

Question 3

instrumental aggression

Answer 3

goal to get what you want

hurting is not goal,–> get toy

unemotionally attack a child to achieve their goal

Question 4

hostile agression

Answer 4

goal to hurt

defensive response to provocation

Question 5

physical aggression

Answer 5

harm other through physical injury

Question 6

verbal aggression

Answer 6

threats of physical aggression, name-calling

Question 7

relational aggression

Answer 7

damages another’s peer realtionships through

social exclusion

malicious gossip

friendship manipulation

associated with girls

rumors, stories

Question 8

early childhood

Answer 8

3-6yr

physical aggression decreases

verbal increases

instrumental–> want toy–> tattle tale

Question 9

middle childhood

Answer 9

decline in instrumental

if highly aggressive–> see increase in hostile aggression

increase role taking ability–> if want to hurt–> can imagine what it feels like to hurt someone

Question 10

1 years

Answer 10

instrumental

get toys

Question 11

2-3

Answer 11

physical agreesion

Question 12

adolescence

Answer 12

physical drop off

truancy, theft, substance abuse, sexual misconduct, relational aggression

Question 13

adolescence

Answer 13

physical drop off

truancy, theft, substance abuse, sexual misconduct, relational aggression

Question 14

social function of aggression and gossiping

Answer 14

brings group closer together

what is ok and not ok behavior

Question 15

functional value of bullying

Answer 15

bully

• power
• relationship

group

• signal what is not tolerated
• group cohesion
• compliance
• punishment to victim for non conformity

Question 16

developmental trajectory of bullying

Answer 16

bullying peaks in early adolescence

peaks during transitions
-middle school transition

bullying highest in schools with low heterogeneity

Question 17

stability over time

Answer 17

measures of aggression in 8 yr old predict aggression at age 30

remains stable through evocative processes
–highly aggressive child evoke behaviors from adults they act with–> invoke behaviors in child that make them continue aggressive behaviors

Question 18

proactive aggressor

Answer 18

proactively start aggression

find them easy to perform

rely on aggression to achieve goal

believe aggression will yield awards

Question 19

reactive aggressor

Answer 19

overattribute hostile intent to to others

on the defense

greater difficulty controlling anger at being aggressed against

impulsively react

Question 20

Dodge Social Cognitive Model of Aggression

Answer 20

1. expectation others are hostile
2. biased scanning of social cues
3. infer accident had hostile intention
4. retaliates against others
5. results in hostile counter attacks and consequent rejection
6. Rejection confirms initial expectation that others are hostile towards me

cycle repeats itself

Question 21

hostile attribution bias

Answer 21

perception that people’s behavior towards me is more likely hostile than not

Question 22

coercive families

Answer 22

conflict ridden home/low discipline

hostile attribution bias
conduct problems in general
lack of self regulation

peer rejection and academic failure

commitment to deviant groups