According to Research Presented in the Chapter, What Do Exposure

question 85

Multiple Choice

According to research presented in the chapter, what do exposure to media violence and guns have in common in terms of aggression?

• A) Both prime aggressive tendencies.
• B) Both media violence and guns are used by women more than men, leading to more aggression in women.
• C) Both prime patience and calm, leading to less aggression.
• D) Both represent ways to get resolve aggressive feelings.

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Definitions:

Sublimation

A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously converted into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Personality Traits

Are characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique and can influence an individual's actions and reactions.

Distinctiveness

The quality of being uniquely different from others in specific characteristics or attributes.