Cognitive Approach: Explaining Aggression Flashcards
1
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What is desensitisation?
A
Reduction of physiological or psychological reaction to a stimulus.
2
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What is disinhibition?
A
Lack of restraint due to overexposure to a stimulus or environmental triggers.
3
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What is institutional aggression?
A
Aggression taking place in a social context of a formal organisation.
3
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What is media?
A
Method of communicating news, entertainment, education and data.
4
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What is role modelling?
A
Imitating qualities from people with qualities we admire/ identify with.
5
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What is social norm?
A
A standard way of behaving determined by culture or social groups.
