Module 11 Lesson 3

Aggression is more likely to occur if the frontal lobes are:

• Damaged

• Inactive

• Disconnected

• All of them!

Aggression is more likely to occur if a person has damage to the _____ lobe of the brain.

• Parietal

• occipital

• frontal

• temporal

Most children believe their school is better than the other schools in town. This best illustrates

• the just-world phenomenon.

• ingroup bias.

• outgroup homogeneity.

• scapegoating.

When buying groceries, many shoppers prefer certain products simply because they have a familiar brand name. This preference BEST illustrates the importance of:

• ingroup bias.

• mere exposure effect.

• mirror-image perceptions.

• deindividuation.

Shortly after learning he did not make it onto his high school football team, Alex vandalized the team's locker room and broke several of the school's windows. His behavior is BEST explained in terms of:

• group polarization.

• the mere exposure effect.

• social loafing.

• the frustration-aggression principle.

This theory proposes that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.

• the cognitive dissonance theory

• the social exchange theory

• the attribution theory

• the scapegoat theory

When the temperatures go up in the summer, the rate of violent crimes increases. This is BEST explained in terms of the:

• mere exposure effect.

• just-world phenomenon.

• social responsibility norm.

• frustration-aggression principle.

Although the leaders of two enemy nations admit to a buildup of their own military forces, each sees the actions of the other country as unreasonable and motivated by evil intentions. This situation BEST illustrates:

• deindividuation.

• the mere exposure effect.

• the just-world phenomenon.

• mirror-image perceptions.

_____ is an unjustifiable, usually negative, attitude toward a group and its members.

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• The just-world phenomenon

• Bias

Kyra is always friendly in class and tries to help others. One day, she leaves her book at home and needs to share. Several classmates volunteer to help her. This example BEST illustrates:

• companionate love.

• the just-world phenomenon.

• ingroup bias.

• the reciprocity norm.