Aggression

Question 1

What is instrumental aggression?

Answer 1

1. Planned aggression
2. There is an end goal

Question 2

What is hostile aggression?

Answer 2

1. Emotionally motivated
2. Impulsive

Question 3

How does priming affect aggression?

Answer 3

1. Exposure to a stimulus can change your reaction

Question 4

How does a schema affect aggression?

Answer 4

1. It can cause a reaction based on experiences

Question 5

How can repetition priming affect aggressions

Answer 5

1. The repetition of the same stimulus can speed up someone’s reaction to it

Question 6

What is the weapons effect?

Answer 6

1. A study shows people drive more aggressively when there is a weapon in the car than a tennis racket

Question 7

How do we prime for aggression?

Answer 7

1. Violent media can prime for aggression
2. Repeated viewing gives a cognitive script
3. E.g Jamie Bulger

Question 8

How does hostile attribution bias affect aggression?

Answer 8

1. We can interpret other people’s behaviour as hostile
2. Think of it as a personal attack which provokes them and they act aggressively as a response

Question 9

What is the research support?

Answer 9

1. Study done where men listened to music which was violent or derogatory towards women
2. The same men later spoke about women quite negatively
3. Shows theory of hostile attribution bias is valid

Question 10

What is the practical applications?

Answer 10

1. We can use our knowledge of the cognitive approach to reduce aggression

Question 11

What is the evidence for hostile attribution bias?

Answer 11

1. Mothers who have hostile attribution bias tend to have children with it
2. Seen in children as young as 5 years old

Question 12

What are the weaknesses of HAB?

Answer 12

1. Could also be linked to social learning theory
2. Could also be linked to biology
3. It shows a correlation not a causation