Aggression Flashcards

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Weapons Effect

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Being in the presence of a weapon increases aggression.

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Gun violence

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Myth that the majority of gun violence is committed by mentally ill people.

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Media violence

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Lab studies show a correlation in kids that watch more violence engage in more violent behavior but can’t conclude media causes this bc there are other variables or factors that could explain this (ie. growing up in a violent household or environment where violence is normalized)

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Baiting crowd

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Crowd that forms at the base of a building when someone threatens to jump. With larger crowd forms, they encourage the person to jump.

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Deindividuation

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The phenomenon of one losing a sense of his/her identity when they are a member of a large group. This often produces unrestrained violent behavior with no regard for social norms.

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Aggressive Anxiety

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Guilt or anxiety people experience when they feel they might act in an aggressive way. It’s a type of learned inhibition. Studies show that women feel this more than men. Parents who use more physical discipline feel this more and can teach this to their children, who are more likely to have it.

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Learned Inhibitions

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People tend to learn to inhibit aggressive behavior across development, and understand when it’s inappropriate to behave aggressively.

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Counter aggression

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People who are attacked tend to retaliate, even if retaliation is certain to cause more attacks. Fear of punishment or retaliation could initate counter aggression. (ex. think of how some children who are punished physically may counter attack with physical violence, such as swinging fists)

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Albert Bandura Bobo doll Experiment

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Kids learned aggressive behavior from adults interacting with Bobo dolls and built upon it.

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Imitation

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Kids have a tendency to imitate and model after others such as the Albert Bobo doll Experiment.

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Contagious Violence

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Refers to the phenomenon of copycat violence; violence inspired by other acts of violence.

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Reinforcement

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How/when we learn to be aggressive and when not to be aggressive through rewards or punishments.

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Sources of Anger

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Attacked/bothered - when people feel attacked they often feel anger.

Frustration - when you experience something that interferes with a goal or objective, people often feel anger.

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Aggression

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Intentional hurting. There is a distinction between aggressive feelings and aggressive behaviors.

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