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The weapons effect is the tendency for aggression to increase as a result of the mere presence of a weapon.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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How do social psychologists define loneliness? In what ways do people who are lonely differ from people who are not lonely? In what ways do they not differ?
 
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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

a . Possible Response Points:
i. Loneliness is defined as the painful feeling of wanting more human contact or connection than you have; it has to do with whether or not one craves more contact or connection than one has (as opposed to some absolute level of social contact or relationship quality). According to the social psychological definition, loneliness can be about the quality of one's relationships or the quantity of one's relationshipsthough it tends to be about quality.
ii. Compared to others, people who are lonely are
1 . equally intelligent, attractive, and socially skilled
2 . less adept at figuring out others' emotional states
3 . likely to sleep less well, and to take longer to recover from illnesses and injuries



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