What type of aggression is involved when a child exhibits signs of anger and intends to inflict pain or harm on others?
A. instrumental aggression
B. hostile aggression
C. physical aggression
D. verbal aggression
Answer: B
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According to Bandura's position on free will versus determinism, people:
a. choose what they want to become and are free agents. b. control behavior through the cognitive processes. c. are powerless objects controlled by environmental forces alone. d. are ultimately helpless and hopeless in a chaotic universe.
A teacher believes that one group of children is very bright and that a second group is below average in ability, although both groups are actually equal in ability. Nevertheless, the first group progresses more rapidly than the second. This demonstrates
a. the self-fulfilling prophecy. b. the placebo effect within a natural experiment. c. observer bias in naturalistic observation. d. the ethical problems of field experiments.
Civil disobedience seeks to break the law.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Researchers have recently used brain scans to study people with antisocial personality disorder. What have they uncovered about the brains of these individuals, as compared to control participants?
a) Their limbic systems tend to be enlarged. b) They have less volume in the prefrontal cortex. c) They have larger than normal ventricular spaces. d) Large areas of the corpus callosum have become calcified.