Aggression Flashcards
(28 cards)
What are the types of aggression?
Hostile
Instrumental
Institutional
What is hostile aggression?
Hot blooded, react in the moment
Involves an psychological arousal
What is instrumental aggression
Aggression used as a instrument for personal gain
What is institutional aggression?
Learned from an agressive environment
Aggression: Cognitive Approach
What is hostile attribution bias?
Thinking a behaviour is agressive and down with malicious intent when it isn’t
Aggression: Cognitive Approach
What is priming to aggression?
Expose to aggression can make a person notice agressive cues in the environment more quickly
Aggression: Cognitive Approach
How can schemas trigger aggression?
Schemas: mental package of information based on part experience
If someone has experienced lots of aggression their schema will be biased toward aggression so they will react strongly to agressive behaviour
Aggression: Cognitive Approach
What are the concepts in thh cognitive approach’s explanation to aggression?
- cognitive biases
- priming
- schemas
Aggression: Social Approach
What concepts are in the social approach’s explanation to aggression?
- conformity
- stereotypes
- influence of the media
Aggression: Social Approach
What is conformity in aggression?
If the majority of members in a group accept and have positive attitudes to aggression the other members will
Aggression: Social Approach
What type of conformity link to aggression?
NSI - conform to the groups aggression to fit in and be accepted even if they don’t agree themselves
Aggression: Social Approach
What are the affects of stereotypes in aggression?
Burges - men are stereotypically more aggressive which leads to acceptance of violence against women
Aggression: Social Approach
How does the media influence aggression?
Desensitisation
Disinhabilitation
Aggression: Social Approach
What is desensitisation to aggression?
When see aggression we experience psychological arousal, seeing aggression over and over again reduces the arousal each time
Aggression: Social Approach
What is disinhabilitation to aggression?
Seeing aggression in the media can make aggression seem normal and create new social norms which accept aggression
Aggression: Learning Approach
What concepts are in the learning approachs explanation to aggression?
- operant conditioning
- social learning theory
Aggression: Learning Approach
What is operant conditioning in aggression?
If aggressive behaviour is possibly reinforced through rewards the individual will be aggressive again
If it is punished it is less likely to be repeated
Aggression: Learning Approach
What are rewards for aggression?
Tangible: bullying someone and taking their lunch money
Intangible: bullying some and feeling powerful
Aggression: Learning Approach
What is social learning theory in aggression?
Observation - watching someone perform and aggressive behaviour
Modelling - model demonstration the aggressive behaviour
Imitation - copying the models aggressive behaviour
Vicarious reinforcement - more likely to imitate if model is rewarded for their aggressive behaviour
Aggression: Learning Approach
What study links to the learning approach’s explanation to aggression?
Banduras bobo doll experiment
Aggression: Biological Approach
What concepts are in the biological approach’s explanation to aggression?
- genes
- biochemistry
- brain structures
- evolution
Aggression: Biological Approach
What genes are linked to aggression?
MAOA
SRY gene
Aggression: Biological Approach
How does the MAOA gene cause aggression?
LOW activity of MAOA they are more aggressive because emotional regulation is disrupted
Aggression: Biological Approach
What role does the SRY gene play in aggression?
The SRY gene is responsible for production of testosterone which is associated with aggression
