Chapter 11 Flashcards
Behaviour inended to harm another individual.
Aggression.
A reduction of he motive to aggress that is said to resul from any imagined, observed, or actual act of aggression.
Catharsis.
Physical force (such as spanking, or hitting) intended to cause a child pain - but no injury - for the purpose of controlling or correctiong the child’s behavior.
Corporal punishment.
A culure hat amphasizes honor and social status, particularly for males, and he role of aggression in protecting that honor.
Culture of honor.
The transmission of domestic violence across generations.
Cycle of violence.
A set of three traits that are associated with higher levels of aggressiveness: Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism.
Dark triad.
Aggressing against a substitute targe because aggressive acts against the source of he frustration are inhibited by fear or lack of access.
Displacement.
The cogntiive abilities and processes that allow humans o plan or inhibit heir actions.
Executive functioning.
The idea that (1) frustrtion always elicits the motive to aggress and that (2) all aggression is caused by frustration.
Frustration-aggression hypothesis.
The tendency to perceived hostile intent in others.
Hostile attribution bias.
Explicit sexual material.
Pornography.
Aggressive behavior whereby harm is inflicted as a means to a desired end (also called instrumental aggression.)
Proactive aggression.
Aggressive behavior where the means and the end coincide; harm is inflicted for its own sake.
Reactive aggression.
In the context of aggression, rumination involves repeatedly thinking about and reliving an anger inducing event, focusing on angry thoughts and feelings, and perhaps even planning an imagining revenge.
Rumination.
The theory that behavior is learned through the observation of others as well as through the direct experience of rewards and punisments.
Social learning theory.
The tendency that the likelihood of aggression will increase by the mere presence of weapons.
Weapons effect.
Define aggression and violence. Distinguish between proactive (or instrumental) aggression and reactive (or emotional) aggression.
Aggression: Behavior intended to harm another individual.
Violence: Extreme acts of aggression.
Proactive aggression: Aggressive behavior whereby ham is inflicted as a means to a desired end.
Reactive aggression: Aggressive behavior where he means and the end coincide; harm is inflicted for its own sake.
