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6. How did the 'guards' react to the study?

  • They became verbally aggressive towards the prisoners, and subjected them to arbitrary demands
  • They were nice to the prisoners and let them do what they wanted
  • They acted normal towards the prisoners, but followed the rules

7. How many juvenile institutions did Poole and Regoli research?

  • 12
  • 4
  • 6

8. How many groups were the children in Bandura's bobo doll study split into?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

9. In Bandura and Walters' variation of the original bobo doll experiment, what changed?

  • Vicarious reinforcement was introduced
  • There were more children
  • They didn't use bobo dolls

10. What did Kreuze and Rose study?

  • The role of testosterone in aggression
  • The role of serotonin in aggression
  • The role of genetics in aggression

11. When did Cialdini say it was more likely students would use the term 'they' when referring to their team?

  • When their team lost
  • When their team won
  • All the time

12. How many cases of adoption did Hutchings and Mednick review for their research?

  • 10,000
  • 14,000
  • 20,000

13. How does the Bosnian war support the evolutionary theory?

  • War is wrong
  • Passing on our genes, demonstrating dominance and power
  • We have evolved to fight wars

14. How does Kreuze and Rose's research support the role of hormones, particularly testosterone, in aggression?

  • It showed all the prisoners to have the same levels of testosterone regardless of the nature of their crime
  • It shows prisoners who had more violent convictions had statistically higher levels of testosterone in comparison to those who had committed less violent crimes
  • It shows prisoners who had committed less violent crimes had higher levels of testosterone in comparison to those who had committed violent crimes

15. Which condition of students delivered the higher shocks in Bandura's power of the situation and dehumanizing labels study?

  • The first condition who heard them referred to as animals
  • The second condition who hears them referred to as nice
  • Both conditions deliver equal shocks

16. What did Buss find males valued more?

  • Chastity (physical faithfulness)
  • Emotional faithfulness
  • Both

17. How many participants did Crockett use in her study on the role of serotonin in aggression?

  • 20
  • 12
  • 40

18. What does tryptophan do?

  • It is needed to make serotonin
  • It is needed to boost dopamine levels
  • It is a laxative

19. How were the prisoners in Zimbardo's prison study referred to?

  • By numbers
  • By name
  • By nick name

20. What type of research design did Crockett use in her study on the role of serotonin in aggression?

  • Matched pairs
  • Repeated measures
  • Individual groups