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Question 61

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________ are culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various situations.

A) Social scripts
B) Prosocial behaviors
C) Heuristics
D) Altered perceptions

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Question 62

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MacDonald et al.(2000) found that intoxicated people administered stronger shocks and felt angrier than did sober people during lab experiments when asked to think back on:

A) their physical shortcomings.
B) their grades in college.
C) relationship conflicts.
D) their families.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Question 63

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Berkowitz and LePage (1967) found that frustrated men delivered more shocks when ________ than in other situations.

Allan is a salesman at a local electronics store and receives an incentive for his performance.When customers arrive at the store,he accompanies them till they leave the store.He talks to them,shows them different equipment,and makes suggestions about accessories they may not have considered.Allan's behavior is best described as:

According to Gentile and Anderson (2003) ,"The scientific debate of whether television or movie violence has an effect ________."

In the context of the effects of media on aggression,one reason that television viewing affects behavior is that it:

In both laboratory and everyday worlds,increased aggression is predicted by ________.

According to Gentile and Anderson (2003) ,unlike viewing violent television,violent game playing has a more toxic effect because players ________.

Which of the following actions is an example of instrumental aggression?

In the context of the influences on aggression,people rely on social scripts when ________.

Repeated exposure to erotic films that feature quick,uncommitted sex tends to:

What percentage of abused children later abuse their own children?

According to Sivarajasingam et al.(2005) ,why might fans of winning teams more likely to commit postgame assaults than fans of losing teams?

Increased aggressive behaviors are predicted by all of the following EXCEPT:

In view of research on the pain-attack response,Berkowitz (1983,1989,1998) proposed that ________ is the basic trigger of hostile aggression.

Most terrorism is ________ aggression.

Martina is an adolescent.Her friends do not include her in birthday parties and get-togethers.They make fun of her and verbally abuse her because she is overweight.Martina feels depressed and offended and contemplates suicide.In the context of psychology,this scenario exemplifies ________.

Emma regularly watches violent television programs.In a particular scene in a soap opera,the protagonist accidentally spills water on the person seated next to him at the dinner table.After watching this scene,Emma concludes that the protagonist has done so intentionally.Whenever she hears words such as "shoot" and "target," she is reminded of killing someone.Emma has started recognizing aggressive words more quickly that she did earlier.In the context of psychology,this scenario illustrates ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the effects of playing violent video games?

In the context of culture change and world violence,the United States practices the death penalty for ________.