Exam 3 Part 2

Question 1

Aggression

Answer 1

Behaviour intended to harm someone
Reactive: When it comes from a place of emotions
Proactive: Instrumental Hurting to achieve some goals

Question 2

catharsis

Answer 2

A reduction of the motive to aggress that is said to result from any imagined, observed, or actual act of aggression

Question 3

Cultivation

Answer 3

The process by which the mass media (particularly television) construct a version of social reality for the public. (p.)

Question 4

cycle of family violence

Answer 4

The transmission of domestic violence across generation

Question 5

desensitization

Answer 5

Reduction in emotion-related physiological reactivity in response to a stimulus

Question 6

displacement

Answer 6

Aggressing against a substitute target because aggressive acts against the source of the frustration are inhibited by fear or lack of access

Question 7

Frustration-aggression hypothesis

Answer 7

The idea that frustration always elicits the motive to aggress, and that all aggression is caused by frustration
When can not reach goal, you are angry, increase motive

Question 7

hostile attribution bias

Answer 7

The tendency to perceive hostile intent in others

Question 8

Mitigating information

Answer 8

Information about a person’s situation indicating that he or she should not be held fully responsible for aggressive actions.

Question 9

social learning theory

Answer 9

The theory that behaviour is learned through the observation of others as well as through the direct experience of rewards and punishments

Question 10

Weapons effect

Answer 10

The tendency of weapons to increase the likelihood of aggression by their mere presence

Question 11

Group Differences

Answer 11

Men: More Physical
Women: Indirect
Individualistic culture: 1:1
Collective: Group violence

Question 12

Individual difference in aggression

Answer 12

Neurotic +++
Agreeableness
Self-Centered Peeps

Question 13

Is aggression Adaptive?

Answer 13

Competition, survival, yes. But at the same time you might get killed first. We are wired to have the potential to be. But we can transcend

Question 14

Biology of agression, describe

Answer 14

Brain, Amygdyle: Fear and aggression
Prefrontal Cortex, regulate
Low serotonine: more impulsive aggression
Testoterone: More violence
Alcohol: More violence

Question 15

Relative deprivation

Answer 15

Perception you have less than you deserve, income inequality, unfairness: ++ aggression

Question 16

Moral Values and Principles / Cultural

Answer 16

If your environment support aggression, more likely to create it of course

Question 17

Learning - Operant conditionning

Answer 17

If aggression is rewarded (Sports) Than ++

Question 18

Social Learning theory

Answer 18

Doll study

Question 19

Aversive environmental stimuli

Answer 19

Person in:

Pain
HEAT
Crowds

Leads to the rat study
Crowded space, rat protects, destructive behaviour fights between males

Question 20

Moderating factor before fighting back on direct attack

Answer 20

Their physical size
Perception of intention
Level of damage (cost)

Question 21

Aggressive cues : Weapons effect

Answer 21

If seeing a weapon = more aggression ( study says you’ll give more shock if weapons is in the room) Brain association

Question 22

Social Media and aggression

Answer 22

Anonymous
Removed from others (physical)
Deindividualisation (anonymous)
Hard to feel empathy when not seeing others

Question 23

influence of video games and tv on aggression

Answer 23

Very minimal - .1 or .2
Does change in cognition and how you feel
BUT
depends on the person
depend on the game
Contact; are you isolated
Mental health

Question 24

OVERCOMING AGGRESSION

Answer 24

legislation
Personal developement; less stimuli in society, no rewards
Interpersonal Skills; communication
Inner skills: Empathy and self-awareness
Enabling dissipation: Give yourself time and space for the emotion to dissipate
Positive emotions: Do something that makes you happy
Social Learning: how to regulate, education
Meaningful engagement: have a sense of purpose, help others

Multilevel systemic approach
Build program that brings a lot of those tools together