What is the best way for parents do to reduce levels of aggression in their children?
a. Seek counseling early for children.
b. Treat children more as equals instead of trying to control them.
c. Ask teachers to help regulate their children's behavior.
d. Take control of their own lives.
Question 2Aggressiveness in children has been found to be associated with all of the following types of parents except
a. abusive parents.
b. parents who set clear limits.
c. permissive parents.
d. parents who are ineffective and suddenly explode with anger and assault their child.
Question 3Olweus found that the best predictor of children's aggression was which of the following?
a. genetics c. mothers' negativism and permissiveness
b. temperament d. fathers' neglect and lack of warmth
Question 4Children who are ______ as infants are apt to show more anger/frustration and aggression later in life
a. more introverted c. more sensitive
b. more extraverted d. more lethargic
Question 5Aggression has been linked to high levels of
a. dopamine. c. progesterone.
b. cortisol d. testosterone.
Question 6Caspi et al. reported a positive relationship between levels of the enzyme monoamine oxidase A and antisocial behavior, but only for
a. girls who are reared in abusive homes. c. boys who are reared in abusive homes.
b. girls who are reared in orphanages. d. boys who are reared in orphanages.
Question 7Research of Rhee and Wildman has shown that approximately what percentage of individual differences in levels of aggression can be accounted for by shared environmental influences?
a. 16 c. 63
b. 41 d. 80
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