Question 1

Which of the following would be an appropriate operational definition of aggression in a research study?

Accepted Answer

The number of rumors spread at lunchtime in a middle school

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The number of car accidents that occur between midnight and 2:00 a.m.

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The number of times a crowd yells loudly during a basketball game

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The number of times cell phones sound alerts during a movie

Question 2

Which of the following would be the most appropriate research method for examining the genetic contributions to aggression? a. b. c. d.

Accepted Answer

A twin study comparing the MAOA levels between identical twins and siblings

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A survey asking participants to rate the number of times they have called other people names after playing violent video games

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A longitudinal study examining the neural activity of children in elementary school, middle school, and high school

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An experiment manipulating the levels of testosterone in rats to determine whether the high-testosterone rats are more likely to steal other rats’ cheese

Question 3

From a learning perspective, which of the following is a possible implication of parents screaming or hitting to try to decrease aggressive actions in their children?

Accepted Answer

Children may imitate their parents’ aggressive actions.

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Children may feel frustrated, which may increase aggression.

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Children may become disinhibited and act more aggressively.

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Children may experience decreased activation in the frontal lobes, leading to more aggression.

Question 4

Brandt’s baseball team just lost the state championship game after a questionable call made by the umpire. As a result, Brandt gets angry and starts shouting insults at the umpire. Which of the following best applies to this scenario?

Accepted Answer

Frustration-aggression principle

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Stimulation of the amygdala

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Biochemical influences

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Social scripts

Question 5

Dwayne is acting violently toward his friends and family. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan of his brain may show

Accepted Answer

decreased frontal lobe activity.

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increased temporal lobe activity.

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diminished activity in the hypothalamus.

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a decrease in the size of the hippocampus.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a social-cultural influence on aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

Hatch plays violent video games every day after school.

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Demarsha reads an anxiety-provoking novel.

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Martina feels frustrated when she sees her spelling test grade.

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Kendall has higher-than-average levels of testosterone.

Question 7

Dr. Jordison conducted a study in which he measured testosterone levels in 10-year-old boys, then counted the number of times they called other children unkind names over the next week. Which of the following statements is a plausible conclusion Dr. Jordison might draw from his study?

Accepted Answer

Higher levels of testosterone appear to be related to aggression.

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Higher levels of testosterone cause young boys to behave more aggressively.

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Aggressive actions cause testosterone levels to increase significantly.

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Boys who are frustrated feel more anger, which leads to higher levels of aggression.

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