[A] Sport and warfare Flashcards
What do reasons for group display of aggression include?
Status, desirability and territoriality.
What is the Haka an example of?
A ritualised release of aggression aimed to intimidate the other team.
What does sport or ritualised aggression have the benefit of?
Intimidation without injury.
What has sport replaced in modern society?
Tribal warfare.
What is xenophobia?
Fear of outsiders.
What did MacDonald suggest?
It is better to overestimate a threat by exaggerating negative stereotypes than it is to underestimate threats as this is less costly.
What did Maxwell and Viscek (2009) find?
Rugby players who rated highly on professionalism said that winning the game was more important than showing skill and fair play.
What did Cialdini (1976) find?
University students were more likely to wear university branded clothing after their team had a win.
What did Chagnon (1968) find?
The Yanamamo tribe in the Amazon rainforest are obsessed with the size of their village and often fight for access to women. Most young men who had killed were married, whereas those who hadn’t were not.
Which men win wars and pass on their genes?
Aggressive men.
Evaluate the explanation of group display of aggression.
- Does not consider individual cognitions/nurture side of the debate.
- No research on female violence.
- Supporting cultural evidence from Chagnon.
