Aggression Flashcards
Aggression
Behavior Intended to injure another
Assertiveness
Behavior intended to express dominance or confidence
Indirect Aggression
attempt to hurt another without obvious face to face conflict
Direct Aggression
Behavior intended to hurt someone to his or her face
Emotional Aggression
hurtful behavior that stems from angry feelings
Instrumental Aggression
hurting someone to accomplish a non-aggressive goal
Original Frustration Aggression Hypothesis
Aggression is an automatic response to blocking of any goal directed behavior
Revised FAH
any unpleasant stimulation leads to emotional aggression to the extent that is generates negative feelings
Excitation and Transfer Theory
anger is physiologically similar to other emotional states and so any arousal can enhance aggression
Cognitive neoassociation theory
unpleasant situations trigger chain of events
Social learning theory of aggression
Aggressive behavior learned through:
- direct reward
- Observation of rewards to others