Test 5 Flashcards
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instrumental aggression
aggression as a means to get what you want
hostile aggression
aggression stemming from feelings of anger and aimed at inflicting pain or injury
direct aggression
behavior intended to hurt someone else face to face
indirect aggression
behavior intended to hurt someone without face to face confrontation
delegitimizaion
the outgroup is not deserving of empathy, so it excludes them from acceptable norms and values, eliminates inhibitions against harming them
testosterone and aggression
correlated with each other, higher aggression leads to more testosterone
frustration aggression hypothesis
the theory that frustration always triggers aggression
cognitive neoassociation model
we are more likely to respond to others aggressively when we are feeling negative emotions
alcohol disinhibition hypothesis
idea that alcohol interferes with the brain’s ability to suppress violent behavior by lowering anxiety and harming an individual’s ability to accurately assess a situation
aggressive scripts
how aggression plays out based on schemas
bandura’s bobo doll experiment
kids learn through observation. When watching someone play with the doll aggressive they did the same
copycat violence
when you see violence in the media it tends to increase violence
pornography vs erotica
aggressive sexual content increases aggressive attitudes
incompatible-response technique
uses distraction to stop aggression
internalizing
how to teach kids non-aggression. therapeutic technique, making them think about how they would feel if they hit someone etc.
egoistic helping
helper seeks to increase his or her own welfare by helping another
altruistic helping
when the helper seeks to increase another’s welfare and expects nothing in return
kin selection
evolved to pick someone who is helpful and can protect
reciprocal helping
helping someone because the other may return the favor in the future
reciprocity norm of helping
getting something back
social responsibility
someone you are responsible for help those in need
social justice
help those who deserve help
gender differences in helping
men help in dangerous or in monetary ways.
women help in an ongoing situation, helping when nurturing is needed.
empathy and distress
you help with empathy when you feel compassion and want to help.
Personal distress is doing it to stop the person from whining about it