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What is one way exposure to violence on television can lead to aggression?
What is one way exposure to violence on television can lead to aggression?
- By modelling aggressive behavior and its rewards (correct)
- By increasing empathy towards others
- By desensitizing individuals to violence
- By promoting nonaggressive responses
What effect does exposure to violence in the media have on physiological arousal?
What effect does exposure to violence in the media have on physiological arousal?
- It decreases the likelihood of acting on aggressive feelings
- It leads to an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and skin's conductance of electricity (correct)
- It reduces physiological reactions to aggressive images
- It promotes misattribution of the cause of arousal
How can desensitization contribute to reducing reactions to aggression?
How can desensitization contribute to reducing reactions to aggression?
- By promoting nonaggressive responses
- By increasing empathy towards others
- By modeling aggressive behavior and its rewards
- By reducing people's psychological and physiological reactions to aggressive images over time (correct)
What is one way of reducing aggression according to the text?
What is one way of reducing aggression according to the text?
"Arousal can energize, or heighten, whatever a person is already feeling." What does this imply?
"Arousal can energize, or heighten, whatever a person is already feeling." What does this imply?
What influence does culture have on aggression according to the text?
What influence does culture have on aggression according to the text?
In which type of culture is domestic violence higher according to the text?
In which type of culture is domestic violence higher according to the text?
What is power-distance according to the text?
What is power-distance according to the text?
How do peaceful societies differ from others according to the text?
How do peaceful societies differ from others according to the text?
Where are rates of some types of aggression higher within the U.S. according to the text?
Where are rates of some types of aggression higher within the U.S. according to the text?
What is the definition of emotional/hostile aggression?
What is the definition of emotional/hostile aggression?
Which biological factor predicts aggression by suggesting it as an innate, hardwired part of human nature?
Which biological factor predicts aggression by suggesting it as an innate, hardwired part of human nature?
According to Freud's theory, what is the drive that leads to aggression?
According to Freud's theory, what is the drive that leads to aggression?
What did Lorenz's instinct theory propose as the reason for our innate drive to aggress against others?
What did Lorenz's instinct theory propose as the reason for our innate drive to aggress against others?
Approximately how many children are estimated to experience abuse each year?
Approximately how many children are estimated to experience abuse each year?
What percentage of violence against children is perpetrated by parents or caregivers?
What percentage of violence against children is perpetrated by parents or caregivers?
What did Niv et al. find regarding highly aggressive children?
What did Niv et al. find regarding highly aggressive children?
What did biological factors predict regarding aggression?
What did biological factors predict regarding aggression?
What is the potential percentage of the variance in aggression caused by genetic factors?
What is the potential percentage of the variance in aggression caused by genetic factors?
Why are males generally more aggressive than females?
Why are males generally more aggressive than females?
What does high testosterone lead to?
What does high testosterone lead to?
According to the Frustration-Aggression Theory, what is displacement?
According to the Frustration-Aggression Theory, what is displacement?
"Relative deprivation" can lead to aggression due to:
"Relative deprivation" can lead to aggression due to:
According to Cognitive-Neoassociation Theory, what can lead to aggression?
According to Cognitive-Neoassociation Theory, what can lead to aggression?
What does Excitation Transfer Theory propose about arousal and aggression?
What does Excitation Transfer Theory propose about arousal and aggression?
According to Social Learning Theory, how do children learn aggressive behavior?
According to Social Learning Theory, how do children learn aggressive behavior?
What does the General Aggression Model suggest about exposure to cues of aggression?
What does the General Aggression Model suggest about exposure to cues of aggression?
What does the text suggest about the influence of hot temperatures on aggression?
What does the text suggest about the influence of hot temperatures on aggression?
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