Aggression in Psychology

1. According to the text, aggression always

a. Is committed by some one who has been deliberately provoked

b. Involves intent to harm someone

c. Causes physical pain

d. Involves emotional arousal

Correct Option: b

 

 

2. The murders committed by mobster”hit men” provide an example of

a. How catharsis can reduce aggression

b. Instrumental aggression

c. Emotional aggression

d. Silent aggression

Correct Option: b

 

3. To know whether people are frustrated we need to know

a. Their level of deprivation and their power

b. Their wants and their intelligence

c. Their need and their age

d. Their expectations and their attainment

Correct Option: d

 

4. In a revision of frustration aggression theory, Berkowitz theoried that

a. Frustration is instinctive

b. Aggression cues can realise bottled-up anger

c. Frustration produces escape more often than aggression

d. Aggression is learned through a modeling effect

Correct Option: b

 

5. A person kicking a cat after losing a game of checkers is an example of

a. Regression

b. Relative Frustration

c. The weapons effect

d. Displacement

Correct Option: d

 

6. Research has shown a positive correlation between aggression and the level of;

a. GABA

b. Testosterone

c. Acetylcholine

d. Estrogen

Correct Option: b

 

7. Name three explanation of group aggression

a. Importation model, deprivation model, xenophobia

b. Serotonin, dopamine, testosterone

c. Power-threat hypothesis,dehumanisation,xenophobia

d. Power-threat hypothesis, sexual jealousy, infidelity

Correct Option: c

 

8. What are the evolutionary explanations of Aggression?

a. Importation model, deprivation model, xenophobia

b. Sexual jealousy, infidelity

c. Serotonin, dopamine, testosterone

d. Power-threat hypothesis, sexual jealousy, infidelity

Correct Option: b

 

9. What art the neural explanations of Aggression?

a. Importation model, deprivation model, xenophobia

b. Genes, MAOA

c. Power-threat hypothesis, sexual jealousy, infidelity

d. Serotonin, dopamine, testosterone

Correct Option: d

 

10. What are the genetic explanations of Aggression and what types of studies do you need to mention?

a. Genes MAOA, lab study, natural, field

b. importation model, deprivation model, xenophobia and lab studies

c. Serotonin, dopamine, testosterone

d. Genes MAOA, twin studies, adoption studies

Correct Option: d

 

11. Which personality type has been associated with more competitiveness, impatience and hostile aggression?

a. Egnocentric

b. Type A

c. Type B

d. Psychopathic

Correct Option: b

 

12. Which of these factors is not a situational factor which may result in aggression?

a. Physical environment

b. Overcrowding

c. Social deprivation

d. Attribution

Correct Option: d

 

13. What is a relationship between heat and violent crime?

a. Loglinear

b. Curvilinear

c. Positive correlatipn

d. Negative correlation

Correct Option: b

 

14. According to Freud what function does aggression perform?

a. Promotes survival

b. Self destruction

c. Restore balance

d. Pieces the ego

Correct Option: c

 

15. Physical & Verbal behavior intended to hurt someone is called:

a. Attack

b. Perception

c. Aggression

d. None of above

Correct Option: c

 

16. Verbal aggression verbally by means of:

a. Killing someone

b. Insult or attempts to damage anothers reputation

c. Both of these

d. None of the above

Correct Option: c

 

17. Children shows their aggression by:

a. Playing

b. Laughing

c. Destroying toys

d. None

Correct Option: c

 

18. How many types of aggression?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

Correct Option: a

 

19. How many types of Hostile aggression?

a. 3

b. 4

c. 7

d. 11

Correct Option: a

 

20. the leading researches into SLT and aggression was who?

a. heller

b. bandura

c. keller and wander

d. zimbardo

Correct Option: b

 

21. how many types of aggression

a. 2

b. 4

c. 5

d. 3

Correct Option: a

 

22. how many types of hostile aggression

a. 3

b. 2

c. 4

d. 5

Correct Option: a

 

23. aggression means

a. non physical behavior

b. non verbal behavior

c. physical or verbal behavior

d. none of these

Correct Option: c

 

24. in which year was the original frustration aggression theory proposed by dollard

a. 1939

b. 1943

c. 1938

d. 1937

Correct Option: a

 

25. We attack hurt and sometimes kill each other?

a. Aggression

b. Perception

c. Direct Aggression

d. Active Aggression

Correct Option: a

 

26. Children destroying their toys, tearing the pages of a copy.

a. Perception

b. Both

c. Aggression

d. None of these

Correct Option: c

 

27. Types of aggression

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

Correct Option: a

 

28. Types of aggression

a. Selectively Stimuli

b. Organizing

c. Receiving Stimuli

d. Hostile Aggression

Correct Option: d

 

29. He starts hurting himself with a long-time plan.

a. Indirect Aggression

b. Passive Aggression

c. Active Aggression

d. Direct Aggression

Correct Option: b

 

30. Passive Aggression

a. Cutting his nerves

b. Smoking

c. Suicide

d. Jumping

Correct Option: b

 

31. which personality types has been associated with more competitiveness, impatience, temper, and hostile aggression?

a. Narcissistic

b. type A

c. type B

d. Egocentric

Correct Option: b

 

32. what is the relationship between heat and violent crime?

a. curvilinear

b. causal

c. loglinear

d. all of these

Correct Option: a

 

33. According to freud, what function dose aggression perform?

a. self-respect

b. please the ego

c. Restore balance

d. none of these

Correct Option: c

 

34. what art the neural explanations of aggression?

a. Genes MAOA

b. power-threat hypothesis sexual jealousy, infidelity

c. serotonin, dopamine testosterone

d. none of these

Correct Option: c

 

35. the leading research into SLT and aggression was who?

a. Bandura

b. zimbardo

c. keller and wang

d. all of these

Correct Option: a

 

36. Research has shown a positive correlation between aggression and the level of:

a. GABA

b. Testosterone

c. Acetylcholine

d. Estrogen

Correct Option: b

 

37. Physically attractive people are usually perceived as:

a. More socially skilled than unattractive people

b. More intelligent than unattractive people

c. More dominant than unattractive people

d. All of the above

Correct Option: d

 

38. Another term for the fundamental attribution error is:

a. Commitment

b. Cognitive dissonance

c. Stereotypes threat

d. Correspondence bias

Correct Option: d

 

39. Stimulation of the amygdala is most likely to increase feelings of:

a. Happiness

b. Guilt

c. Shyness

d. Aggression

Correct Option: d

 

40. Punching a wall or kicking a chair when you are angry at a co-worker are example of:

a. Avoidant attachment

b. Displaced aggression

c. Inanimate hostility

d. Repression

Correct Option: b

 

41. Which personality type has been associated with more competitiveness, impatience, temper and hostile aggression

a. Narcissistic

b. Type A

c. Type B

d. Psychopathic

Correct Option: b

 

42. Which personality type has been associated with calm and pasivity?

a. Type A

b. Authoritarian

c. Psychotic

d. Type B

Correct Option: d

 

43. Which of these factors is NOT a situational factor which may result in aggression?

a. Culture

b. Attribution

c. Heat

d. Physical environment

Correct Option: b

 

44. What is the relationship between heat and violent crime?

a. Causal

b. Curvilinear

c. Negative correlation

d. No relationship

Correct Option: b

 

45. According to Freud, what function does aggression perform?

a. Promotes survival

b. Self-destruction

c. Restores balance

d. Pleases the superego

Correct Option: c