Lecture3- agression

Question 1

7 Different types of aggression and brief def

Answer 1

Proactive: aggressive behaviour executed to reach a desired outcome

Reactive (emotional) aggression is executed for its own sake ex: road rage

Physical : physical violence

Direct-verbal: Insulting someone

Indirect-verbal: spreading malicious information

Relational aggression = form of indirect aggression often linked to bullying

Electronic

Question 2

Role models and aggression cite a study and describe

Answer 2

The Bobo doll experiment - Bandura & Walters 1963
Watching an adult be aggressive towards the doll resulted in children being more aggressive especially in the live condition.

Question 3

study about TV violence and aggression cite and describe

Answer 3

Longitudinal study followed people since they were 8 yo depending on the level of tv violence they watched, more tv violence as a child resulted in more aggressive behaviours as adults - HUESMANN ET AL 2003

Question 4

What causes people to be aggressive , three categories and their sub categories

Answer 4

NATURE : Genes, testosterone (Van goozen 1985)

NURTURE: ex bobo doll, tv or song violence , cultural norms

NATURE X NURTURE: Personality (type A/B) psychopathy (Viding et al 2004), sex

Question 5

When are we more aggressive?

Answer 5

Frustration-Aggression hypothesis : John Dollard 1939: all aggression is due to frustration

Negative affect : bad emotions : Berkowitz 1989

Alcohol : dishinibiton

Altruistic punishment : ie asking someone to pick up litter