Final Exam Questions
1. What seems to be the major cause of the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado?
a. Exclusion, mockery, and taunting at school.
2. A bully's victim usually ________.
a. has less power than the bullies 3. Sexual jealousy is a particularly powerful determinant of aggression in ________.
a. cultures of honor
4. Children are likely to behave less aggressively when they
a. have models of nonaggressive behavior.
5. The only firm conclusion about pornography that researchers have been able to reach at this time is that ______ present(s) a clear and unambiguous problem for our society.
a. violent pornography
6. Higher levels of aggression are associated with alcohol because ________.
a. alcohol reduces one's ability to process certain kinds of information and changes one's reactions to unexpected behaviors by others
7. Gender differences in aggression tend to shrink or disappear in situations where ________.
a. provocation is present
8. According to the social learning perspective, people learn ________.
a. which persons or groups are acceptable targets for aggression and what actions justify aggressive behavior
9. Mike, a seventh-grader, is on the playground. Mike has started pushing another student around and has punched him twice when a teacher intervenes. Mike tries to explain his aggressiveness by saying, "I wanted his coat – I was cold." This is an example of ________.
a. instrumental aggression
10. All the evidence suggests that the Columbine shootings occurred, at least in large part, because of
a. the nonstop bullying of Harris and Klebold at school by the more popular students.
11. Scientific evidence shows that two ideal conditions must be met in order for punishment of violent adults to be effective:
a. Punishment must be prompt and certain.
12. There is overwhelming evidence showing that _____ increases violent behavior in children.
a. watching violence
a. Exclusion, mockery, and taunting at school.
2. A bully's victim usually ________.
a. has less power than the bullies 3. Sexual jealousy is a particularly powerful determinant of aggression in ________.
a. cultures of honor
4. Children are likely to behave less aggressively when they
a. have models of nonaggressive behavior.
5. The only firm conclusion about pornography that researchers have been able to reach at this time is that ______ present(s) a clear and unambiguous problem for our society.
a. violent pornography
6. Higher levels of aggression are associated with alcohol because ________.
a. alcohol reduces one's ability to process certain kinds of information and changes one's reactions to unexpected behaviors by others
7. Gender differences in aggression tend to shrink or disappear in situations where ________.
a. provocation is present
8. According to the social learning perspective, people learn ________.
a. which persons or groups are acceptable targets for aggression and what actions justify aggressive behavior
9. Mike, a seventh-grader, is on the playground. Mike has started pushing another student around and has punched him twice when a teacher intervenes. Mike tries to explain his aggressiveness by saying, "I wanted his coat – I was cold." This is an example of ________.
a. instrumental aggression
10. All the evidence suggests that the Columbine shootings occurred, at least in large part, because of
a. the nonstop bullying of Harris and Klebold at school by the more popular students.
11. Scientific evidence shows that two ideal conditions must be met in order for punishment of violent adults to be effective:
a. Punishment must be prompt and certain.
12. There is overwhelming evidence showing that _____ increases violent behavior in children.
a. watching violence