Terrorism 05
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What is one of the main motivational themes identified for individuals to become terrorists or join terrorist organizations?

  • Happiness
  • Boredom
  • Hunger
  • Injustice (correct)
  • According to Russell and Miller (1983), what is an attribute of the prototype describing an archetypal terrorist?

  • Married female
  • Middle school student
  • Unmarried male (correct)
  • Elderly individual
  • Which time span did Russell and Miller (1983) study regarding individual terrorist cadres and leaders?

  • 1966-1976 (correct)
  • 1980-1990
  • 1950-1960
  • 2000-2010
  • What is a common response to redress or remediate a wrong of injustice inflicted on another according to the text?

    <p>Desire for revenge or vengeance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the predominant gender described in the profile of an archetypal terrorist developed by Russell and Miller (1983)?

    <p>Male</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the attributes of an archetypal terrorist in terms of education?

    <p>Some university education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term does Bandura use to describe the process of breaking down barriers to facilitate behavior that violates one's moral standards?

    <p>Moral disengagement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Konrad Lorenz, where does aggression arise from?

    <p>Biological need</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe adopting a role and set of ideas without personal, critical examination?

    <p>Foreclosure identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Freud's theory, what was considered the 'displacement' of the death force onto others?

    <p>Thanatos theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Ross (1993) consider as the most important cause of terrorism?

    <p>Perceptions of injustice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does joining a terrorist group represent for many alienated individuals?

    <p>A sense of belonging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Black and white' extremist ideologies are often attractive to those who feel overwhelmed by what?

    <p>Complexity and stress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Instinct Theory' includes two strands, psychoanalytic and what other?

    <p>'ethology'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Belonging' in radical extremist groups is associated with a sense of what?

    <p>'connectedness and affiliation'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Albert Bandura argue plays a role in the regulation of inhumane conduct?

    <p>Self-sanctions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental premise of the Frustration-Aggression hypothesis?

    <p>Aggression is always produced by frustration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Social Learning Theory, how are behavioral patterns acquired?

    <p>Through observation and reinforcement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of deficits are commonly found among highly aggressive individuals according to the Cognitive Theory?

    <p>Cognitive/processing deficits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurochemical factor has shown the most consistent association with aggressive behavior?

    <p>Serotonin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of testosterone in aggressive behavior according to research findings?

    <p>Testosterone plays a limited role in aggression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What cognitive abilities are related to executive functions according to Neuropsychological Factors?

    <p>Self-awareness and self-control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Psychophysiological Factors, what type of arousal levels are consistently found in people who engage in aggressive and antisocial behavior?

    <p>Lower than average levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Risk Factors broadly classify into?

    <p>'Static' and 'Dynamic'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Drive Theory' suggests that aggression builds up over time and is discharged through what process?

    <p>'Catharsis'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Hormonal Factors' suggest that alternations in hormone levels contribute more towards aggressive outbursts than what?

    <p>'Stabilized rates'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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