L7 Aggression Flashcards
(17 cards)
agression (Carlson, Marcus-Newhall, Miller)
intent to harm
chermack and Taylor 1997
reaction time test between participant and confederate (participant always won so gets to shock loser)
when participant is provoked he gives higher shock
emotion induced blindness
people who played video games were less distracted by violent images in other contexts
gaming and aggression
no evidence of correlation
3 theories of innate aggression
psychodynamic
ethological
evolutionary
3 social theories of aggression
social learning theory
frustration- aggression hypothesis
excitation transfer
psychodynamic theory
aggression builds up naturally and must be released
ethological perspective
aggression has a survival value
builds up and is released onto someone provoking it
evolutionary theory
social behaviour is adaptive and helps species to survive
social learning theory
observational learning by vicarious experience
bandura, ross and ross 1961
children watched adults play will with bobo doll, children exposed to aggressive model displayed significantly more aggression
frustration
Interference with the occurrence of an instigated goal response at its proper time in the behaviour sequence
frustration aggression Barker et al 1941
Children shown room full of toys, those not allowed to play with toys play with them more aggressively
Berkowitz frustration aggression
Frustration does not always lead to aggression, situational cues
excitation transfer
Arousal from one stimulus can intensify the emotional response to a later, unrelated stimulus
factors influencing aggression
Type A personailty
Frustration and provocation sensitivity
Heat (1 degree temp increase = 6% homicide rate increase)
Presence of weapon
Alcohol
Narcissism
