Author Question: Jackson has a lot to do this weekend, but as he is getting started, an old friend contacted him. ... (Read 71 times)

abc · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Jackson has a lot to do this weekend, but as he is getting started, an old friend contacted him. They get together for what turns out to be a two-hour breakfast. When talk turns to seeing an early movie, Jackson figured he might as well since he had already blown most of the morning. Jackson is experiencing the ____ effect.

a. counterfactual
b. self-serving
c. counterregulation
d. actor/observer

Question 2

Are humans instinctively violent? It would be most accurate to say that ____.

a. humans are naturally more or less nonviolent, and that society encourages violence
b. humans are naturally somewhat violent, but that society can significantly change and shape aggressive patterns
c. humans are naturally violent, and society can ultimately have only a limited impact on levels of aggression
d. human aggression varies enormously across time and location-with some societies showing no violence at all and others showing large amounts of violenceand is therefore likely to be purely a product of culture