Aggression

Question 1

What does the evolutionary approach say

Answer 1

Aggression is for gene survival and secure power. But many species don’t reward aggression and no evidence.

Question 2

What does the psychodynamic approach say?

Answer 2

Conflicting human drives of Thanatos and Eros. Frustration builds up and targeted at someone.

Question 3

Cue arousal theory

Study by berowitz

Answer 3

Environmental cues that are generated by frustrating situation. Aggression occurs if appropriate cues in environment.
Berowitz-participants given electric shocks. More shocks more anger. Give shocks back. If gun present and on table-more shocks.

Question 4

Excitation transfer model

Answer 4

Arousal in one situation can carry over to another situation-residual arousal

Question 5

Social learning theory

Answer 5

Learnt via operant conditioning

My observing others-

Question 6

Gender differences

Answer 6

Men more aggressive-more testosterone.

Gender socialisation-gender appropriate behaviours.

Question 7

Personality

Study by carver

Answer 7

Type A (ambitious) more susceptible to aggression. 
Carver-male undergrads exposed to confed who threatened sense of competence. Electric shock. Type A gave larger shock.

Question 8

Other factors influencing aggression

Answer 8

Alcohol-individual differences. Alcohol blood level needs to be increasing for aggression. As arousal higher and cognitive functions lower.
Physical environment-higher temp, higher density and noise.
Social disadvantage
Cultural influences-difficult to test.