Chapter 11 Aggression

Question 1

Biological Factors of Aggression

Answer 1

Low serotonin- helps regulate mood, makes it more difficult to communicate with areas of the brain that control emotional responses(amygdala and prefrontal cortex)

Question 2

Freud’s Death Wish

Answer 2

People possess a powerful death wish or drive, to cope with this unconscious desire people need to channel this energy in some direction, inward in self-destructive behaviour or outward, engaging in aggression toward other people

Question 3

Catharsis

Answer 3

release of suppressed energy or emotion

Question 4

Instinct theory of aggression

Answer 4

a theory that describes aggression as an innate biological drive

Question 5

Hormones and Aggression

Answer 5

Males are more aggressive because of the hormone testosterone

Question 6

Frustration-Aggression Theory

Answer 6

a theory that frustration always leads to the desire to behave aggressively and that aggression is caused by frustration, prevented from having something they want > aggression

Question 7

Culture and Aggression

Answer 7

Collectivistic cultures are less aggressive than individualistic ones

Question 8

Common Principle

Answer 8

focus on intergroup cooperation avoidance of competition and inhibition of emotions