Aggression in society

Question 1

hostile aggression

Answer 1

aggressive behaviour fuelled by anger and directly intended to hurt others in the end

Question 2

define aggression

Answer 2

violent behaviours that can result in physical or psychological harm to yourself or others

Question 3

types of aggression

Answer 3

hostile
relational
instrumental
violent/verbal/non physical

Question 4

instrumental aggression

Answer 4

aggressive behaviour to then reach an end goal (bullying)

Question 5

relational aggression

Answer 5

behaviour aimed to damaged someone’s psychological well-being, reputation or relationships

Question 6

operant conditioning in aggression

Answer 6

Aggression can be directly learned through operant conditioning, involving positive and negative reinforcement and punishment

Question 7

social learning in aggression

Answer 7

Social learning theories suggest that children learn to exhibit aggressive behaviours because they observe others acting aggressively and can see how these behaviours are reinforced over time

Question 8

cognitive priming in aggression

Answer 8

the aggression-related cues leads to higher accessibility of aggression-related cognitions