Chapter 5
In ____________________ aggression the perpetrator’s primary goal is to make the victim suffer.
hostile
What is the largest gender difference for boys and girls surrounding aggression?
Amount of aggression is similar. Type of aggression differs
What is the profession with the highest number of psychopaths?
Company CEOs
True or False?
Psychopathy is one of the best predictors of recidivism.
True
Was the Aurora Shooter's insanity plea successful?
No
An approach in psychology that views human cognition and behavior in a broadly Darwinian context of adaptation to evolving physical and social environments is called
evolutionary psychology
What is aggressions relationship to violence?
Violence is aggressive but not all aggression is violent
What is the main difference between psychopaths and sociopaths?
»Sociopath = someone whose immoral behavior is learned (a product of the environment)
»Psychopath = someone whose immoral behavior is due to their nature (biology)
Criminal psychopaths make up what % of the male inmate population in a maximum security prison?
5-8%
10-25%
45-55%
85-95%
10-25%
In Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment, in which modeling condition did the child participants display the least aggressive behavior?
model-punishment condition
List 3 theories of aggression.
•Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic
•Ethological
•Evolutionary psychology
•Frustration-aggression hypothesis
•Cognitive-Neoassociation model
•Excitation transfer theory
•Displaced aggression theory
•Social learning theory
•Cognitive Scripts model
•Hostile Attribution Model
•General Aggression Model
•I3 theory
What is the contagion effect?
The tendency of a variety of people across the country to model or copy particular criminal activity portrayed by the entertainment media
What instrument is used to measure psychopathy? What score is needed for someone to be considered a primary psychopath?
Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R); 30 or above
What is the definition of a criminal psychopath?
Primary psychopaths who engage in repetitive antisocial behavior.
What concept was the John Hinkley video related to?
NGRI
Which theory of aggression starts with a person being blocked from obtaining their expected goal, then leading to anger and possibly aggression, however the ultimate action depends on interpretation of the event, learning history and aggression-eliciting stimuli?
Revised frustration-aggression hypothesis
What are the three dimensions of aggression according to Buss's Varieties of Aggression?
1.Physical/Verbal
2.Active/Passive
3.Direct/Indirect
What are Hare's 3 categories of psychopaths? Which one is considered to be the "true" psychopath?
Primary- "true"
Secondary
Dyssocial
What are the two parts of the PCL-R. Why is the second part needed.
Semi-structured interview; Review of subject’s file records and history
Manipulation
Which movie psychopath was determined to be the most realistic?
Chigurh "No Country for Old Men"
What is the Displaced Aggression Theory? Give an example.
This theory states aggression can occur when it is taken out on a target innocent of any wrongdoing, often in the wrong place at the wrong time.
What does the current research suggest about the effects of violent video games on aggressive behavior?
Current research is mixed, but most finds some negative effects.
The negative effects do not amount to actual aggressive or violent behavior, however. The majority of individuals who play violent video games do not commit violent acts.
Increasingly, however, research is supporting a negative effect on empathy; that is, children and adolescents who engage in violent video games show decreased empathy toward others and more positive attitudes toward violent behavior.
List five of the traits associated with psychopaths
-Superficially charming
-Average to above average intelligence
-Flat affect
-Selfishness
-Egocentric
-Unable to feel genuine affection for others
-Impulsive; sensation seekers
-Lack of remorse or guilt
-Manipulative
-Pathological liars
-Semantic aphasia (Can say words but devoid of any emotional meaning)
-Instrumental aggression
-Immoral
What is the emotional paradox?
Psychopaths demonstrate normal appraisal of emotional cues and situations in the abstract (i.e., verbal discussion), but they are deficient in using emotional cues to guide their judgments and behavior in the process of living.
Describe what the researchers were studying in the aggression and catharsis video we watched in class. What was the major finding?
Hitting the punching bag actually increased aggression.