Terrorism 05

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

Injustice

According to Russell and Miller (1983), what is an attribute of the prototype describing an archetypal terrorist?

Unmarried male

Which time span did Russell and Miller (1983) study regarding individual terrorist cadres and leaders?

1966-1976

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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