A. biological basis of aggression
B. adaptively basis of aggression
C. homicidal protest
D. media causes violence hypothesis
Related Mcqs:
- Research suggests that males exhibit____________than females and that females have a________than males.
A. less cerebral specialization, smaller corpus callosum
B. less cerebral specialization; larger corpus callosum
C. more cerebral specialization; smaller corpus callosum
D. more cerebral specialization; larger corpus callosum - Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_____, men are most at risk of attack from people they____, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_____.
A. don’t know; don’t know; childhood
B. know; don’t know; young adulthood
C. don’t know; don’t know; adulthood
D. know; know; young adulthood - Sexual fantasy is accepted as a driving force in sexual offending. Which of the following raises over this assumed simple link between fantasy and offending?
A. Sexual offences are often non- consummatory
B. When treatment is mainly directed at reducing fantastic recidivism actually increases
C. Unacceptable themes are found in the fantasy of ‘normal’ individuals but they don’t have to be acted upon in order to have erotic effects
D. All of the above - Development of secondary sexual characters and thickening of uterus wall in human females is because of:
A. Estrogen
B. Progesterone
C. Oxytocin
D. prolactin - A young man explained that he did poorly on his exam because his eyes hurt the test was unfair, and he did not feel the subject was important anyway. The young man is using what type of defense mechanism?
A. rationalization
B. fantasy
C. projection
D. displacement - In the 1957 Sidney Lumet film Twelve Angry Men, 12 jurors have to decide over the guilt or innocence of a young man changed with the murder of his father. At the outset, all but one of the jurors are convinced of the youth’s guilt. The lone juror (played by Henry Fond (a) actively attempts to change their minds, standing firm, committed self-confident and unwavering. One by one the other jurors change sides, until in the end they all agree that the accused in not guilty. Which form of social influence is this an example of?
A. Conformity
B. Minority influence
C. Normative influence
D. Informational influence - In the 1957 Sidney Lumet film Twelve Angry Men, 12 jurors have to decide over the guilt or innocence of a young man changed with the murder of his father. At the outset, all but one of the jurors are convinced of the youth’s guilt. The lone juror (played by Henry Fond (a) actively attempts to change their minds, standing firm, committed self-confident and unwavering. One by one the other jurors change sides, until in the end they all agree that the accused in not guilty. Which form of social influence is this an example of?
A. Conformity
B. Minority influence
C. Normative influence
D. Informational influence - What can we say about aggression in males and females?
A. Women may learn different aggressive strategies from those used by man who are the physically stronger sex
B. Aggression in males may be expressed directly (e.g. fighting) but aggression in females may be expressed indirectly (e.g. gossiping about someone)
C. If relational victimization of girls and if aggression is seen as means of hurting someone than women may not differ so much from men in terms of using aggression
D. All of the above - What were the predictors of sexual delinquency by Langstrom in his study of 15- 20 years old?
A. Early childhood conduct disorder
B. Those factors which predict non- sexual delinquency such as low family income, poor accommodation, poor parenting
C. Early onset of sexually abusive behavior, male victims, multiple victims and poor social skills
D. Previous criminality, psychopathy and use of death/ threats at time of index offence - Sexual also rates have increased from 1970 to 1990. What might this be the result of?
A. It may indicate higher level of sexual abuse
B. It may indicate an increased awareness of the dangerous abuse
C. It may reflect changes in the definition of some abuse (e.g to include more acts) producing an increase in the numbers
D. It may indicate all of the above
