Aggression - Ethological Explanation

Question 1

What is ethology?

Answer 1

Scientific study of animal behaviour, studying the reasons animals display aggression could be used to understand aspects of human aggression.

Question 2

What is thought about animal behaviour?

Answer 2

It is said to provide an evolutionary advantage. animal aggression can keep it on the top of a social hierarchy protect it from threats and attract mates.

Question 3

What is animal aggression normally like?

Answer 3

Highly ritualistic members of the same species will respond with the same set of behaviour to threat could be growling showing teeth puffing up to look threatening or shows of submission.

Question 4

What does Lorenz argue about aggression?

Answer 4

Aggressive energy builds up within animals but a set of inherited neural circuits called an innate releasing mechanism stops aggression being expressed.

Question 5

How are innate releasing mechanisms are triggered