Aggression Flashcards
Intentional behaviour aimed at causing physical harm or psychological pain to another person:
aggression
Aggression stemming from feelings of anger and aimed at inflicting pain or injury:
Hostile aggression
Aggression as a means to some goal other than causing pain:
instrumental aggression
Aggression that harms another person through the manipulation of relationships. usually in such covert acts as gossiping, backbiting, and spreading false rumours etc.
relational aggression
An object that is associated with aggressive responses (eg. a gun) and whose mere presence can increase the probability of aggression:
aggressive stimulus
The notion that “blowing of steam” by performing a verbally or physically aggressive act, watching others engage in aggressive behaviours, or engaging in a fantasy of aggression - relieves built-up aggressive energies and hence reduces the likelihood of further aggressive behaviour:
Catharsis
The theory that frustration- the perception that you are being prevented from attaining a goal - increased the probability of an aggressive response:
Frustration-Aggression theory
Ways of behaving socially that we learn implicitly from our culture:
scripts
The theory that people learn social behaviour (e.g. aggression) in large part by observing others and imitating them:
social learning theory