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

A) witchcraft
B) homicide
C) counterfeiting
D) horse theft

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

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Question 62

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

A) the presence of weapons.
B) anonymity.
C) silent sulking.
D) group interaction.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Question 63

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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 ________.

Most terrorism is ________ aggression.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

What percentage of abused children later abuse their own children?

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 ________.

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: