Author Question: Desdemona is having a bad day. As she runs to answer the phone, she bangs her knee on the coffee ... (Read 114 times)

piesebel · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Desdemona is having a bad day. As she runs to answer the phone, she bangs her knee on the coffee table. Cursing and limping, Desdemona grabs the phone and is rude to the person at the other end of the line. This is an example of

a. hostile aggression caused by pain.
b. instrumental aggression caused by pain.
c. a biochemical cause of hostile aggression.
d. the neural basis of aggression.

Question 2

Well-controlled laboratory experiments and field studies (e.g., McDonald, Zanna, & Fong, 1996) have revealed that alcohol consumption contributes to aggression by

a. increasing testosterone.
b. reducing social inhibitions and restraints.
c. increasing hostility.
d. decreasing frustration tolerance.