social wk 10

Question 1

what is agression according to Baron + Richardson 1994

Answer 1

any form of behaviour intended to harm or injure another living being who is motivated to avoid such treatmetn

Question 2

3 defining features of aggression

Answer 2

• Agressor intends to cause harm
• aware of harm caused (e.g: not carelessness or incompetence)
• Person being harmed must want to avoid the harm

Question 3

violence vs agression

violence

Answer 3

= intent to cause severe physical harm

Question 4

Frustration-Aggression hypothesis
3 aspects

Answer 4

-All frustration leads to aggression, all aggression comes from frustration
-Frustration is a blockage of a goal directed activity
-Aggression is driven by a goal to overcome/neutralise a feeling of frustration. Known as catharsis

Question 5

Excitiation-Transfer model:

Emotion based on A and B

Answer 5

Emotion based on cognitive arousal and cognitive label

Question 6

Excitiation-Transfer theory:

Answer 6

When phsiological arousal from a neutral activity is still present when a person encounters an anger-elicitying situation, the earlier arousal (excitation) is transferred onto the anger related arousal and falsely attributed as anger -> leads to an increase likelihood that the indiv will behave aggressively