Aronson Explains the High School Shootings Like Columbine By

question 43

Multiple Choice

Aronson explains the high school shootings like Columbine by:

• A) pointing to the males who committed the crimes and their high testosterone levels
• B) examining the relative deprivation in high schools for the youth on the bottom being rejected by the groups on top
• C) analyzing the macho upbringing these boys have had
• D) citing all the violence on TV and these boys wanted to make a name for themselves by participating in a major violent act

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Definitions:

Superego

In Freud’s structural model, the part of personality that represents society’s values.

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of altered consciousness, usually induced to access deeper levels of the mind, for therapeutic purposes.

Psychological Defense Mechanisms

Strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to manage reality and internal conflict.

Distorting Reality

The alteration or manipulation of perceived reality, often to mislead or deceive.