A Social Psychologist Is Interested in Studying Aggression in Sports

question 36

Multiple Choice

A social psychologist is interested in studying aggression in sports fans. He goes to various sporting events and keeps track of the number of aggressive acts that occur between fans using a well-defined coding system. This psychologist is using which of the following ways of measuring behaviour?

• A) scientific measures
• B) physiological measures
• C) behavioural observations
• D) self-report measures

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Definitions:

Positive Punisher

A stimulus that, when introduced after a behavior, decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Negative Punisher

A stimulus that, when removed after a behavior, decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future.

Positive Punishment

The addition of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior's recurrence.

Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique where a desirable stimulus is removed following an unwanted behavior, with the aim of decreasing that behavior in the future.