Quiz #16: Lecture 21 Flashcards
Rought and tumble play
figure out strength
all animals do it
agression
intention to hurt someone
presence of crowds
presence of injury or crying
instrumental aggression
goal to get what you want
hurting is not goal,–> get toy
unemotionally attack a child to achieve their goal
hostile agression
goal to hurt
defensive response to provocation
physical aggression
harm other through physical injury
verbal aggression
threats of physical aggression, name-calling
relational aggression
damages another’s peer realtionships through
social exclusion
malicious gossip
friendship manipulation
associated with girls
rumors, stories
early childhood
3-6yr
physical aggression decreases
verbal increases
instrumental–> want toy–> tattle tale
middle childhood
decline in instrumental
if highly aggressive–> see increase in hostile aggression
increase role taking ability–> if want to hurt–> can imagine what it feels like to hurt someone
1 years
instrumental
get toys
2-3
physical agreesion
adolescence
physical drop off
truancy, theft, substance abuse, sexual misconduct, relational aggression
adolescence
physical drop off
truancy, theft, substance abuse, sexual misconduct, relational aggression
social function of aggression and gossiping
brings group closer together
what is ok and not ok behavior
functional value of bullying
bully
- power
- relationship
group
- signal what is not tolerated
- group cohesion
- compliance
- punishment to victim for non conformity
developmental trajectory of bullying
bullying peaks in early adolescence
peaks during transitions
-middle school transition
bullying highest in schools with low heterogeneity
stability over time
measures of aggression in 8 yr old predict aggression at age 30
remains stable through evocative processes
–highly aggressive child evoke behaviors from adults they act with–> invoke behaviors in child that make them continue aggressive behaviors
proactive aggressor
proactively start aggression
find them easy to perform
rely on aggression to achieve goal
believe aggression will yield awards
reactive aggressor
overattribute hostile intent to to others
on the defense
greater difficulty controlling anger at being aggressed against
impulsively react
Dodge Social Cognitive Model of Aggression
- expectation others are hostile
- biased scanning of social cues
- infer accident had hostile intention
- retaliates against others
- results in hostile counter attacks and consequent rejection
- Rejection confirms initial expectation that others are hostile towards me
cycle repeats itself
hostile attribution bias
perception that people’s behavior towards me is more likely hostile than not
coercive families
conflict ridden home/low discipline
hostile attribution bias
conduct problems in general
lack of self regulation
peer rejection and academic failure
commitment to deviant groups