Question 1

Elaborate on the effectiveness of punishment as a strategy for reducing and preventing aggressive behaviour. Is punishment a successful tactic? Why or why not?

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Question 2

Explain how modelling can either promote aggressive behaviour or reduce/prevent aggressive behaviour.

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Question 3

How are 'cultures of honour' related to honour killings, and under what circumstances are honour killings most likely to occur?

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Question 4

Briefly name and describe two strategies for reducing aggression.

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Question 5

Suppose a husband murders his wife. Pick two different theories of aggression and using these theories provide a possible explanation for the man's behaviour.

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Question 6

A parent wants to reduce and/or prevent her child from engaging in aggressive verbal and physical behaviour. Using social learning, describe what this parent could do to decrease the likelihood of aggression in her child.

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Question 7

What is the relationship between testosterone and aggression? What does the role of income level say about this relationship?

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Question 8

Describe instinct theory. Briefly elaborate on one of the major criticisms of this theory.

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Question 9

Compare and contrast frustration aggression theory with cognitive-neoassociation theory.

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Question 10

Describe the General Aggression Model (GAM). What are the two major input variables that are argued to trigger events that may lead to aggression?

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Question 11

How do cues in the environment relate to aggression? How can perceptions of the weapon influence this relationship?

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Question 12

Describe research evidence supporting two different biochemical influences on aggressive behaviour.

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Question 13

Explain the social learning model of aggression. How does this model relate to the frustration aggression theory of aggression? Be sure to describe Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment.

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Question 14

Elaborate on gender differences in aggression. Do men and women differ in the types of aggression they display? What does aggression represent to men versus women?

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Quiz 11: Aggression