Aggression Flashcards
(8 cards)
What is aggression?
Any action, carried out with the intention to cause harm, outside the laws of the sport e.g. kicking an opponent
What is assertive behaviour
- legal/often encouraged
- physically dominant - confident
What is instinct theory?
- aggression is a natural human response/innate
- aggression builds up in all individuals , and must be released
- aggression is triggered by increased arousal
- some personalities can control arousal better than others
Advantages and disadvantages of instinct theory
+ aggression is an accepted human trait
+ some people are always aggressive
- too simplistic
- doesn’t account for the environment
What is social learning theory?
- aggression is a learned response
- learned by observing and copying
- positive reinforcement increases the likelihood of copying
- negative reinforcement/punishment reduces the likelihood of copying
-aggression is more likely to be copied if observed in a role model
Advantages and disadvantages of social learning theory
+ Bandura’s theories are well established and recognised e.g. bobo does experiment
- doesn’t consider personality (traits)
-individuals do not always copy the behaviour that they observe e.g. seeing the club captain being aggressive and getting sent off every week
What is frustration-aggression theory
- frustration occurs when goal-directed behaviour is blocked e.g team is losing or individual is performing badly
- frustration leads to aggression
- if aggression is successful, catharsis occurs e.g. a performer hits an opponent ad isn’t caught, aggression is released
- if aggression is unsuccessful, and the performer gets sent off, frustration increases, arousal increases and then aggression increases
Advantages and disadvantages of frustration-aggression theory
+ explains how aggression builds up
+ plenty of evidence of links between frustration and aggression
- frustration doesn’t always lead to aggression
- when a goal is blocked it can lead to increased motivation
