Aggression

Question 1

Excitation-transfer model

Answer 1

expression of aggression as function of learnt behaviour, some excitation from another source and the person’s interpretation of the arousal state

Question 2

Deidividuation

Answer 2

= people lose sense of individual identity and engage in antisocial/ aggressive behaviours due to situational factors
 Sense of anonymity brings a sense of reduced likelihood of punishment for acting aggressively
 Collective aggression: unified aggression of a group of individuals that may not even know each other, against another individual/group

Question 3

Relative deprivation

Answer 3

to what extent has disadvantaged group sense of having less than they are entitled to relative to other groups?
o If no improvement can be achieved legitimately causes people to act aggressively