Regarding research evidence on aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Research suggests that males are generally more aggressive than females.
b. Aggressive behavior generally increases with increasing temperatures, although it may decline at extremely high temperatures.
c. Children learn aggression through modeling that occurs in the home, at school, and in the media. d. The fighting instinct is a basic survival mechanism in many animal species.
e. Because of its depressant effects, alcohol use curbs impulsive behavior, including acts of impulsive violence.
e
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Quietly "putting up with" unacceptable conditions without protest is referred to as
a. coercion. b. conformity. c. obedience. d. passive compliance.
Contemporary theorists do not view infants as
a. blank slates. b. entering the world ready to learn. c. having predispositions to attend to some stimuli more than others. d. having an ability to acquire some knowledge more easily than others.
When a person makes the fundamental attribution error, he or she is most likely to infer that behavior is due to
a. personality. b. the situation. c. external factors. d. circumstances beyond the actor's control.
Programs designed to raise older-adult levels of literacy are rarely successful.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)