Aggression and Conflict Flashcards
aggression
behaviour intended to harm someone else
conflict
a perceived incompatibility of goals between two or more parties
instrumental aggression
aggression serving mastery needs, used as a means to an end, to control other people, or to obtain valuable resources
hostile aggression
aggression that is driven by anger due to insult, disrespect, or other threats to self-esteem or social identity
frustration-aggression theory
a theory holding that any frustration - defined as the blocking of an important goal - inevitably triggers aggression
General Aggression model
a theory that a person and situation factors influence people´s cognition, emotions, and arousal, which in turn influence interpretation of the situation and decisions about aggression
realistic conflict theory
the theory that intergroup hostility arises from competition among groups for space but valued material resources
relative deprivation theory
the theory that feelings of discontent arise form the belief that other individuals or other groups are better off
vicarious retribution
members of a group who were not themselves directly harmed by an attack retaliating against members of the offending group
coalition formation
occurs when two or more parties pool their resources to obtain a mutual goal they probably could not achieve alone
reactive devaluation
perceiving a proposed solution to a conflict negatively simply because the out-group offers it
negotiation
the process by which parties in conflict communicate and influence each other to reach agreement
