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Aggression

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Physical/Verbal behavior intended to cause harm (includes online bullying)

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Physical vs Social aggression

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Hurting, but physical is body and social is feelings or relationships

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Does aggression definition include microagression?

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No. It’s unintentional

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2 Types of Aggression

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Hostile aggression: aggression from anger; goal to injure

Instrumental aggression: aggression that aims to injure as a means to some end

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Almost all terrorism and war is what type of aggression?

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Instrumental

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Murders are usually what type of aggression?

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Hostile. No less homicides when death penalty

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3 Theories of Aggression

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Biological, Frustration, Learned Behavior

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Instinctive

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Unlearned, innate behavior by all members of a species.

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How is aggression evolutionary?

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Sometimes evolutionary impulse. Adaptive. Purposeful aggression Increased odds of survival.

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Gender equal countries and male-on-male aggression

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More common when less gender equal. Higher violent crime rates.

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Social status and aggression

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Those motivated to increase status were more aggressive face-to-face

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When is aggression highest?

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Adolescence/early adult

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13
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Brain region to provoke rage/hostility

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hypothalamus

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Which part of brain smaller for aggressive and violent men?

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Amygdala

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Sleep and Aggression

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Poor sleep can lead to aggressive behavior

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Mental Illness and Violence: a good predictor?

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Young, male, drunk better predictor than mental illness.

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Percent mass shooters not mentally ill

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78%

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Is aggression genetic?

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Yes, twin studies show similar aggression among identical.

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How does nature/nurture interact for biological influence of aggression?

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Bad gene + maltreatment –> aggression or antisocial

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Alcohol and aggression

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40% violent crimes, 50% murders involve alcohol. Alcohol increases aggression causally.

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How does alcohol enhance aggressiveness?

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Reduce self-awareness, attention focused on provocation. Deindividualizes and disinhibits

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Testosterone and aggression

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Does correlate. But less influence than in animals.

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Diet and Aggression

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Better nutrition led to less aggression (omega 3, low trans fat, no sweet drinks

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Do fans of winning or losing teams commit more postgame assults?

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Winning. Testosterone surges. Maybe more drinking too.

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Frustration-Aggression Theory
Frustration triggers readiness to aggress. (eg. not getting a drink from machine.)
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Fustration
Blocking of goal-directed behavior. Blocks from attaining goal.
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Does frustration always lead to aggression?
No. Sometimes just irritation
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When does frustration lead to aggression?
When the provoking actions are unjustified. Cues needed too.
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Displacement Theory
Redirection in aggression to a target other than the source
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Relative Deprivation
Perception that one's less well off than others. Explains high income inequality -- > crime
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Social Learning Theory (aggression)
We learn by observing, imitating, then reward/punished. Bandura bobo doll
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What's risk for violence for those who observed gun violence?
Twice as likely to be violent
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When do aggressive responses to observation occur?
Depends on the consequences we anticipate
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Influences on Aggression
Averse experiences, Arousal, Cues, Media, Groups
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What are some aversive experiences that influence aggression?
Pain (attack when in pain, emotional outburst), heat (too hot leads to tired/aggressive/hostile), attacks (insults provoke aggression)
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Arousal and aggression
Arousal fuels emotions. Other emotions are hightened after arousal of another.
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Weapons effect
An aggressive cue. Presence of weapons increased aggressive thoughts and behavior. (guns in US?)
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Pornography/Sexual Violence and Aggression
Sexual violence in porn is unrealistic. Can increase aggression of men against women. Sexual offenders report way higher porn use rates. Causal.
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What demographic is pornography use more common among?
Less religious, young, more sexual partners
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Does TV viewing have same effects as in-person Bobo doll?
A modest relationship. Gossip on TV led to more gossip and exclusion. Causal.
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Study of Nerf guns and movie watching
after 20 minutes, those who had guns in movie pulled trigger avg of 3 times while other group diidn't
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Does violent media directly cause aggression?
It's one of the causes. One of many. But it's a cause.
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Why does media influence behavior?
It's arousing. Disinhibits. Includes listening to sexually violent lyrics. Imitation.
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How does media change our perceptions?
Desensitization, availability heuristic, primes us
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Video Games and Aggression
violent video games cause aggression (causal). Increases aggressive thoughts and feelings. Desensitized to violence.
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Do most who play violent games become aggressive?
No (same with smoking and cancer)
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Catharsis view of aggression
An emotional release. Theory that releasing aggressive energy reduces aggressive drive. Findings challenge this theory. Violence seems to breed violence.
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Prosocial video games
Help with prosocialness
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Groups and Aggression
Diffuses responsibility. More intense aggression than individual decisions
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Does Catharsis work?
No. Those who punched punching bag were more aggressive to the one they were angry at.
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How do you become an angry person?
Practice!
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Should we bottle up anger, since catharsis don't work?
Use nonaggressive ways to express feelings (eg. writing out on paper experiment)
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Recommended not to do for when child is aggressive
physical punishment. this might just teach them aggression.
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Does crime drop when increasing sentences?
No, not really.
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Social Psych 3310 (13 decks)

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