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Gossip, forming alliances, and excluding others are all examples of ________ aggression.

A) hostile
B) relational
C) gender-based
D) physical

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

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In a study conducted in the 1980s during the height of student protests against apartheid in South Africa, students rated highly a plan to divest university funds from South African companies when the plan was presented in the abstract. However, when the same plan was actually proposed by the university administration, students rated it lower because they saw the university administration as "the other side." This is an example of

A) reactive devaluation.
B) conflict negotiation.
C) dehumanization.
D) power-based negotiations.

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

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Kyle, an American citizen, is watching a news story about non-U.S. citizens who are being detained for security reasons. Research suggests that Kyle may be more likely to dehumanize the detainees if he is

Nick Haslam and Steve Loughnan (2014) have distinguished between two forms of dehumanization. Denial of human ________ occurs when targets are viewed as animals or savages, whereas denial of human ________occurs when targets are viewed as inanimate entities, such as computers or robots.

Richard Nisbett and Dov Cohen studied regional differences in aggression. Their research indicates that

During World War II, propaganda posters were distributed in the United States likening the enemies of America to rats and other animals. This is an example of

How does the United States compare to other countries in degree of income inequality? How might this difference help to explain the high rates of violence in the United States?

Describe two characteristics of rape-prone cultures.

Research conducted by David Phillips (1986) found that suicide rates often rose substantially following media reports of someone committing suicide. When people imitate acts that they hear about in the media, this is a form of aggression called

The evolutionary perspective holds that stepchildren are more likely to suffer abuse at the hands of stepparents than of biological parents because

In the United States, stepchildren who are less than two years of age are one hundred times more likely to suffer abuse at the hands of stepparents than of biological parents. Evolutionary psychologists evoke the principle of ________ to explain this disturbing statistic.

Describe how you might design an anger management intervention based on research on the cognitive control of anger. What types of strategies would you promote, and which ones would you discourage?

Anytown, U.S.A., is experiencing one of its hottest summers ever. For several weeks, the temperature has not dropped below ninety degrees Fahrenheit. These conditions should lead to a(n) ________ in ________ crimes.

The idea that we primarily look out for ourselves, our offspring, and our close relatives to ensure that our genes will be passed on is referred to as

Charlie frequently plays violent video games. Based on the research documented by Craig Anderson and his colleagues, which of the following is NOT likely to be true for Charlie?

Evidence that social rejection triggers a physical threat defense system, which includes the tendency to act aggressively, supports a(n) ________ explanation of aggression as a result of social rejection.

Avshalom Caspi, Terrie Moffitt, and their colleagues (2002) conducted a study assessing childhood mistreatment, length of the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene (with short length indicating a defective form), and violent crime conviction by age twenty-six among males. What did this study find regarding the contributions of environmental and genetic factors to aggression?

Define the concepts of dehumanization and reactive devaluation and provide a real-world example of how each of these processes can increase group conflict.

Doug Lowenstein, president of the Interactive Digital Software Association, stated, "There is absolutely no evidence, none, that playing a violent video game leads to aggressive behavior." Research by Anderson and Bushman and their colleagues suggests that Lowenstein is

Marcie is feeling as if her friends do not really like her, and she is imagining what her future would be like without any of her current friends. According to research on social rejection, how is Marcie likely to respond to someone who tries to cut in front of her in line at the cafeteria?