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Define aggression and it's two types?
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Behaviour, either physical or verbal intended at the harm of an individual.
Hostile aggression Instrumental aggression |
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Three main idea involved in explaining aggression?
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Biological Drive
Natural Response to frustration learned behavior |
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What are the two opposing philosophies stating that human natures tendency for aggression?
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Rousseau's Noble savage(born noble)
Hobbes: Born svage and society tames them |
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Freud and Lorenz saw aggression as what?
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Instinctual in nature
Freud stated that people have drive towards death Lorenz: adaptive survival feature |
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Buss and Shackerfeld's evolutionary theory of aggression?
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Evolved through ancestors using it through the centuries
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Anatomical Parts of brain involved in aggression and how?
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Prefrontal Cortex: cognitive management system
Amygdala: center for fear and aggression |
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Two biochemicals associated with aggression?
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Testosterone (high levels of which)
Low levels of Serotonin |
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Theory which states that the complete blocking of attaining one's goals will lead to aggression?
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Frustration-aggression theory
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In what way did Berkowitz modify the frustration theory?
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Frustration will not always lead to aggression if:
-person apologizes -takes responsibility for trouble -tries to make amends |
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What type of aggression (of the two) does frustration-agression theory account for?
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Hostile Aggression
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The gap from what two factors create frustration?
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An increased gap between one's expectations and attainment goals
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Define Relative Deprivation.
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perception that one is less well that others by comparison
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Of the three ideas describing aggression, which one describes instrumental aggression?
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Aggression as socially learned behavior to achieve certain rewards
Socially learned behavior theory |
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Which Scientist proposed social learning theory?
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Bandura
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What are three aversive incidents linked to increased aggression?
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Pain
Heat Being attacked |
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How does arousal effect aggression?
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a given state of bodily arousal feeds one emotion or another, depending on how one interprets the arousal and labels it
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Studies conducted to test for aggression and sexual assault on women are justified under what reason?
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Humanitarian,
those participating and the world learn, understand and work to prevent such aggression |
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What is the average number of TV murders a high school student will have witnessed?
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8000
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Explain Catharsis?
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The purging of violent needs through observing them (through television)
an emotional release |
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Name three ways in which television viewing of aggression influences aggression?
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Increases arousal
Disinhibition Imitation |
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What are four ways television effects our thinking?
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Desensitization
Social Scripts Priming (towards what was was watched) Altered perception |
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What are the five effects of violent video games?
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Increase arousal
Increased negative feelings Increased negative thinking Increased negative behavior Decreased pro-social behavior |
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What are the four influences on aggression (major influences)
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Aversive incidents
Arousal mass media group |
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What are aggression cues?
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Cues that provoke aggressive tendencies (weapons)
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Two psychologists who promoted Catharsis of aggression (Not Freud)
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Landers and Fitz Perl
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Does Catharsis work?
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The further use of aggression seems to increase aggression
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What does silently rumination on aggression do?
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Increases aggressive tendencies
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Three ways the social learning perspective suggests to reduce aggression?
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Reduce aversive Stimuli
Rewarding and modelling non aggression eliciting reactions that are incompatible to aggression |