Psychology MCQs with Answers

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

A. There are many extremely violent individuals who will act violently in many situations and against many different targets

B. There is a great deal to suggest that violence is learnt

C. Field research is less indicative of an adverse influence of the media on violence contrary to laboratory studies which shows the clearest effects- often using meta- analysis

D. There is little evidence concerning the influence of media…

A. biological basis of aggression

B. adaptively basis of aggression

C. homicidal protest

D. media causes violence hypothesis

A. Depressive

B. Over- controlled repressors

C. Paranoid- aggression

D. Homicidal protest

A. The media give a similar message about violence as do other sources of socialization. Indeed, the media give messages about when it is appropriate to use violence and when it is not

B. Young violent offenders prefer violent videos compared to controls but they also tend to have been abused by their parents. When this factor is taken into account their media consumption is not different from controls

C. Violent crime statistics in the states show a delayed effect as result of the introduction of violent television but this claim is not supported in Great Britain

D. All of the above

A. Rapists should be primarily of reproductive age. This is some evidence to support this hypothesis. It would support the evolutionary theory

B. Societal trends towards sexual egalitarianism should be associated with few rapes. This hypothesis has some evidence in support, e.g. Baron and Straus. This would support feminist theory

C. Rapists should hold attitudes that are more favorable towards rape and towards violence than other men. This would support social- learning theory. But this hypothesis is not clearly supported, e.g. Oberholser and Beck

D. All of them are correct

A. Statutory

B. Power- assurance

C. Anger- retaliatory

D. individualist- collectivist

A. Age (tend to be young)

B. Males

C. Brain dysfunction

D. Associated with alcohol