aggression ao1 weaknesses Flashcards
who proposed the Limbic System as associated with aggression?
Papez and Maclean
what are the parts of the Limbic System?
hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus etc
who did an experiment to see the effect of the Limbic System?
Gospic et al
what happened in Gospic et al’s study?
ultimatum game
looked at the effect using fMRI scans
saw a fast and heightened version by the amygdala after rejections
what was the effect of a Benzodiazepine drug on the Limbic System?
halved the number of rejections
what is the effect of normal serotonin levels on aggression?
normal levels of serotonin in the orbitofrontal cortex
reduced firing
associated with greater self control
what did Virkunnen et al find out about serotonin?
looked at the levels of serotonin in violent and non violent offenders
lower levels in impulsive offenders, they also had irregular sleep
what does the MAOA gene break down?
serotonin
what did Frazetto et al find about gene environment interractions?
association between antisocial aggression and low MAOA gene
only when experienced a traumatic event in the first 15 years of life
diatheses stress approach
what was the concordance rate for verbal aggression in monozygotic twins?
19%
who researchered adoption studies?
Rhee and Waldman
what percentage do genetic influences have in aggression?
41%
what are the 6 features of fixed action patterns?
universal innate response to a sign stimulus stereotyped ballistic unaffected by learning
how is aggression adaptive?
defeated animal is rarely killed
moves elsewhere which reduces competition pressure
why do male chimpanzees exhibit aggression?
to get to the top of the dominance hierachy
what did Pettit et al find out about aggression?
studied child play groups
observed children having dominance over others to establish dominance hierachies
what did Lorenz find out about ritualistic aggression?
intraspecies aggression ends with ritual appeasement displays
inhibits further aggression
who proposed the frustration aggression hypothesis?
Dollard
what is catharsis?
sense of relief after aggression, as we have released a biological drive
what are environmental cues?
aggressive cues in the environment that make aggression more likely