Aggression

Question 1

Aggression

Answer 1

Any intentional behavior that causes a psychological or physical harm to others.

Question 2

Aggression

Answer 2

Any intentional behavior that causes a psychological or physical harm to others.

Question 3

hostile aggression

Answer 3

act of aggression stemming from feelings of anger and aimed at inflicting pain or injury.

Question 4

instrumental aggression

Answer 4

hurting takes place as a means to some goal other than casing pain. (rugby)(boxing)

Question 5

Hobbes take on aggression

Answer 5

it’s in human nature, and each seek their own self-interest

Question 6

Rousseau take on aggression

Answer 6

not instinctive and is changed by changes in society.

Question 7

Freud on aggression

Answer 7

elaborated Hobbes, humans are born with instinct towards life

Question 8

Eros

Answer 8

instinct towards life

Question 9

Thanatos

Answer 9

instinct towards death

Question 10

hydrolic theory

Answer 10

Frued “the analogy is to water pressure building up in a container: unless energy is released, it will produce some sort of explosion.”

Question 11

Evolutionary take on aggression

Answer 11

males act aggressively for two reasons:

1. to establish dominance over other males.
2. aggress “jealously” to ensure that their mate are not copulating with others.

Question 12

Evolutionary take on aggression #1

Answer 12

males act aggressively for two reasons:

1. to establish dominance over other males.
2. aggress “jealously” to ensure that their mate are not copulating with others.

Question 13

Evolutionary take on aggression #2

Answer 13

is an optional strategy. it is determined by the anima’s previous social experiences as well s by the specific social context in which the animal finds itself.

Question 14

Aggression between genders

Answer 14

women are much less likely to behave aggressively in non provocative circumstances than men are. when they do, they feel more guilt or anxiety than men do.

Question 15

Men vs. Women aggression

Answer 15

men involve in more overt aggression (violence e.g. fights). Women tend to be more involved in covert aggression (non-violent e.g. gossiping, backbiting)

Question 16

frustration-aggression theory

Answer 16

people’s perception that they are being prevented from attaining a goal will increase the probability oft heir responding aggressively.

Question 17

frustration is not the same as deprivation

Answer 17

children who don’t have toys do not aggress more than children who do. in toy experiment, aggression occurred because children had reason to expect to play with the toys and their expectation was thwarted.

Question 18

relative deprivation

Answer 18

perception that you (or your group) have less than you deserve, less than what you have been led to expect, or less than what people similar to you have.

Question 19

social learning theory

Answer 19

we learn social behavior by observing others and imitating them

Question 20

Children influenced by TV violence

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

as well as Adults?

Answer 21

yes

Question 22

Scripts

Answer 22

are ways of behaving socially that we learn implicitly from the culture.

Question 23

Why media violence affect viewer aggression?

Answer 23

1. if they can do it, so can I
2. “oh, so that’s how you do it”
3. “feelings i’m having must be real anger rather than just simply having a stressful day”
4. “ho-hum brutal beating; what’s on the other channel”
5. “I had better get him before he gets me”

Question 24

Catharasis

Answer 24

“blowing off steam” — by performing an aggressive act or watching others relives built-up aggressive energies and hence reduces the likelihood of further aggressive behavior.