Aggression (franks)

Question 1

define hostile agression

Answer 1

outside rules, intent to harm, reactive. e.g. biting in boxing.

Question 2

define instrumental agression

Answer 2

outside of rules, no intent to harm, wants to gain advantage in match. e.g. late tackle in football to stop them from scoring.

Question 3

define assertion (channelled aggression)

Answer 3

hard but fair, within rules, controlled, no intent to harm e.g. hard hit in rugby.

Question 4

define relational aggression

Answer 4

not necessarily physical, being horrible, relationships. e.g. isolating a player in a team.

Question 5

possible causes of aggression

Answer 5

retaliation, traits, drugs, annoyance, hostile crowd, importance, expectation of sport.

Question 6

explain 3 theories of aggression

Answer 6

instinct theory = aggression from a survival instinct (fight or flight), will last forever, cannot help it.

social learning = learned from copying, from Bandura, more likely to copy others if they are not punished, same gender, and seems fine to happen.

fustration aggression = drive to goal - obstacle to goal - fustration - aggressive cue OR no aggressive cue.