Which of the following is true of aggression?
a. Physical aggression increases until adolescence and then decreases.
b. Social aggression is a less mature form of aggression than physical aggression.
c. Aggression during adolescence is more likely to be instrumental than hostile.
d. Aggression declines from early childhood through adolescence.
Question 2Which type of victim is most common?
a. proactive victims
b. submissive victims
c. aggressive victims
d. antisocial victims
Question 3Twelve-year-old Delia refuses to let other girls join her group of friends. She ignores other girls and spreads rumors that they smell and have dirty underwear. Which of the following concepts is illustrated in this scenario?
a. social aggression
b. instrumental aggression
c. victim-centered induction
d. hostile attribution bias
Question 4Bullying represents which types of aggression?
a. proactive and reactive
b. proactive and hostile
c. proactive and instrumental
d. reactive and hostile
Question 5Sally is big and mean. Every day she teases Doris on the way to and from school, and sometimes she pushes Doris. What kind of aggression is Sally exhibiting?
a. instrumental
b. retaliation
c. reactive
d. bullying
Question 6Instrumental aggression is likely to be observed when a child wants to
a. get even.
b. establish dominance.
c. hurt another child.
d. obtain the last slice of pizza.
Question 7Six-year-old J.D. does not obey school rules, pokes other kids, and often damages classroom materials like textbooks. He twice threw a chair. His misbehavior has been going on for the past school year and the beginning of the next year. Which of the following concepts is best illustrated here?
a. bullying
b. reactive aggression
c. oppositional defiant disorder
d. social aggression
Question 8Which of the following is true of conduct disorder?
a. The behaviors be present for at least three months in order to be diagnosed.
b. It is more likely in boys than girls.
c. One symptom is excessive guilt.
d. It is diagnosed only in the case of severe behavior, like rape and physical violence.
Question 9Which of the following has increased over the past 50 or so years?
a. teen pregnancy
b. dropping out of high school
c. student interest in school subjects
d. antisocial behavior