The second stage in the development of violent behavior includes:

Related Mcqs:

1. The second stage in the development of violent behavior includes:

   A. Distal factors
   B. Conduct disorder
   C. Poor parenting
   D. (b) and (c)

2. According to Tuckman’s five stage model of group development, which stage refers to the period of development when people struggle with each other over leadership and group definition?

   A. Performing
   B. Storming
   C. Forming
   D. Adjourning

3. According to Tuckman’s five stage model of group development, which stage refers to the period of development when people struggle with each other over leadership and group definition?

   A. Performing
   B. Storming
   C. Forming
   D. Adjourning

4. Suppose that psychosurgery is tried to remedy the incontrollable violent behavior of a convicted serial murderer. Which brain structure should probably be operated on?

   A. amygdala
   B. cerebellum
   C. thalamus
   D. medulla

5. The earliest stage of speech development is called the _________________ stage?

   A. babbling
   B. telegraphic speech
   C. one-word
   D. semantic

6. During a child’s development, if the amount of frustration and anxiety becomes too great concerning movement to the next stage, development may come to a halt. The individual is said to become ____________?

   A. dependent
   B. passive
   C. fixated
   D. regressive

7. Aggression and violent conduct can be best predicted by:

   A. Antisocial behavior
   B. History of mental illness
   C. Family criminality
   D. A and C

8. Research on the effects of playing violent video games most clearly provides evidence that disconfirms the:

   A. mere exposure effect
   B. catharsis hypothesis
   C. frustration- aggression principle
   D. cognitive dissonance theory

9. Research evidence suggests that violent people show deficits in which type of social information processing?

   A. Anger management
   B. Encoding social cues
   C. Deception
   D. Memory retrieval

10. A researcher has children watch 30 minutes of violent television, and then counts the number of times they hit each other afterward in a one-hour play period as a measure of aggression. The researcher causes aggression, however this conclusion may be invalid because:

    A. all children are prone to aggressive behavior
    B. it is unethical to force children to watch violent television
    C. there was no control group
    D. aggression wasn’t operationally defined