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B · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Jim has been convicted of assault. Which of the following explanations of his behavior would a social psychologist be most interested in studying?

a. He had just had a rich meal high in carbohydrates.
b. His older brother was everything he wasn'ta great student and athlete.
c. He had just gotten a job he really wanted, but his self-defeating personality caused him to screw up.
d. He grew up on a cattle ranch in the Southwest.

Question 2

From a social-psychological perspective, a problem with evolutionary theories of aggression is that they fail to account for

a. different levels of testosterone among men.
b. different rates of aggression across cultures.
c. genetic influences on behavior.
d. differences between bonobos and chimpanzees.