Aggression

Question 1

Agression

Answer 1

actions where the intent is to harm another
- target wants to avoid harm

Question 2

Physical aggresion

Answer 2

physical harm

Question 3

Social aggression

Answer 3

hurting feelings or impacting relationships

Question 4

Hostile aggression

Answer 4

motivated by anger
- threatening someone
- EX. homophobia

Question 5

Instrumental

Answer 5

step in the process for something (the point isn’t to hurt the aggression has another purpose)
- an uprising to overthrow the government

Question 6

Aggression as an instinct

Answer 6

• it is inherent
• part of survival
• passed through genetics

Question 7

Frustration aggression hypothesis

Answer 7

every frustration leads to aggression act and every aggressive act is a result of some past frustration

Question 8

Aversive emotional arousal

Answer 8

Aversive emotion as the cause of aggression
- act out to eliminate negative emotions (sad, angry)

Question 9

Social learning and aggression

Answer 9

Learned through imagination or reinforcement
- bandura and bobo doll experiment

Question 10

Targets of aggression

Answer 10

Gender: both are prone to aggressive behaviour but more prominent in men
Race: people are more likely to be more aggressive for someone in their own race
Is there intent?
Is there retaliation?

Question 11

Situational factors

Answer 11

Potential rewards
Modeling: friend is looking for a fight and you follow their lead
Norms
Stress
Agressive cues

Question 12

Reducing aggressive behaviour

Answer 12

Reducing frustration
catharsis
Punishment

Question 13

Catharsis

Answer 13

Way to get aggression out that is positive (video games)