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Week 11: FINAL EXAM Flashcards

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1
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_____________: a verbal or physical act intended to cause harm to someone or something

A

Aggression

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2
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I____________ A______________: intentional use of harmful behaviour so that one can achieve some other goal

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Instrumental aggression

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3
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_________ _________: Being in the wrong position at the wrong time (not personal to the individual)

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Instrumental Aggression

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4
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Hostile or _________ aggression: intentional use of harmful behaviour in which the goal is to cause injury to the victim

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affective

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5
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Domestic violence is _________ aggression

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hostile aggression

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6
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____________ aggression is cold and hostileless

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instrumental aggression

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7
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____________ theory: eros (life instinct) and thanatos (death instinct)

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Psychodynamic theory

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8
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___________ theory argues that there is a death instinct in males and that is therefore the process of aggression

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Psychodynamic theory

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9
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_________ theory of aggression: Role of evolution and natural selection

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Evolutionary theory

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10
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__________ theory: aggression is adaptive & ensures transmission of genes

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Evolutionary theory

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11
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The values of (alpha/beta) males and females are more preferred now.

A

Beta

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12
Q

Abnormal ______ can contribute to abnormally aggressive behaviour

A

brains

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13
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Electrical stimulation to a________ can provoke aggressive behaviour

A

amygdala

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14
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some evidence that the __________ cortex is less active and smaller in aggressive people

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prefrontal cortex

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15
Q

Positive relationship between aggression and _________ consumption

A

alcohol

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16
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___________ correlates with testosterone

A

Aggression

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17
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Low levels of neurotransmitter __________ associated with aggression

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serotonin

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18
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___________-__________ theory: frustration always leads to aggression

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Frustration-aggression theory

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19
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__________-____________ theory: aggression often directed at less powerful target - displacement

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Frustration - aggression theory

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20
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relative __________: perception that one is less well off than others with whom one compares oneself

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Relative Deprivation

21
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R__________ D____________ theory: feel disadvantaged relative to other reference groups, little hope of improving conditioning legitimately leads to aggression

A

Relative Deprivation theory

22
Q

Female aggression is more (hostile/instrumental) and males (hostile/instrumental)

A

Hostile; Instrumental

23
Q

What two of the the ‘Big 5’ are related to low aggresionality?

A

Agreeableness and emotional stability

24
Q

Subculture of ________: sub-groups of society that have higher than usual rates of violence

A

violence

25
Q

Culture of ________: culture that endorses or accepts male violence to address threat to reputation or economic position

A

culture of honour

26
Q

Hostile aggression is ‘E________’; Instrumental aggression is ‘r_________’

A

emotional; rational

27
Q

War is ___________ aggression; murder is __________ aggression

A

instrumental; emotional

28
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_______ speculated that human aggression springs from a self-destructive impulse

A

Freud

29
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What is frustration?

A

Anything that blocks us from attaining a goal

30
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_____ _______: culturally provided mental instructions for how to act

A

Social scripts

31
Q

Theories of aggression

  • Psy________ theory
  • Evo_______ theory
  • Neu______ and Gen______ influences
  • Biochemical influences
A

Psychodynamic; Evolutionary; Neural and Genetic

32
Q

Low levels of ser______ is associated with increased aggression

A

serotonin

33
Q

Al______ enhances aggressiveness by reducing people’s self-awareness

A

alcohol

34
Q

Revised frustration-aggression hypothesis: Frustration leads to _____ which in turn is an emotional readiness to aggress

A

anger

35
Q

Did model gender influence the children in the Bobo doll experiment?

A

Yes they copied their sample sex model more.

36
Q

Agreeableness and emotional stability are related to reduced amounts of _________

A

aggression

37
Q

Does temperature affect aggression?

A

Yes, the hotter it is there is a higher correlation with aggression

38
Q

Physical and ‘psychological’ _____ affects amounts of aggression

A

pain

39
Q

Exposure to violent __________ increases punitive behaviour toward women

A

punitive

40
Q

Why does viewing television violence lead to aggression?

  • Des________
  • Dis_________
  • Aro______ tra_______
  • Mod_________
  • Priming aggressive sc______ (learning how to deal with conflict)
A

Desensitisation; Disinhibition; Arousal Transfer; Modelling; script

41
Q

What is catharsis?

A

An emotional release of energy after being primed by something. This could be aggression after watching a violent TV show

42
Q

Playing violent ______ games leads to increased aggressive thinking, feeling, and behaviour.

A

video games

43
Q

Playing violent video games decreased _________ behaviour

A

prosocial behaviour

44
Q

A problem with violent video games is that we actively ________ with and play the role of the violent character. This behaviour is then re________

A

identify; rewarded

45
Q

Violent video games increases aggressive aro_______

A

arousal

46
Q

Groups can amplify aggressive reactions partly by diffusing ___________

A

responsibility

47
Q

Through s______ c________, groups magnify aggressive tendencies

A

social contagion

48
Q

Viewing or participating in violence fails to produce c________

A

catharsis

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