Social Psychological Agression

Question 1

Social learning theory suggests…

Answer 1

Aggression is learned by observation and imitation of people in the environment

Question 2

2 principles of SLT aggression…

Answer 2

1) aggression that is rewarded will be repeated and learned

2) aggression associated with a reward will be learned

Question 3

What is vicarious reinforcement?

Answer 3

Learning through observing the consequences of someone else’s behaviour

Question 4

What are the 4 stages of SLT?

Answer 4

Attention, retention, reproduction & motivation

Question 5

Details of the reproduction stage…

Answer 5

To imitate the behaviour they must be physically able to perform the observed act

Question 6

Details of the motivation stage…

Answer 6

How motivated they are depends on whether the act has been rewarded

Question 7

3 studies into SLT and aggression…

Answer 7

Bandura et al
Bandura, Ross and Ross
Williams

Question 8

In Bandura et Al, how many ppts and where were they from?

Answer 8

72 (36 males and 36 females) from Stanford university nursery

Question 9

Wht were the 2 findings of Bandura et al?

Answer 9

Those who witnessed aggressive role model more likely to show aggression
More likely to imitate same sex role model

Question 10

What is the main difference between Bandura et al and Bandura, Ross and Ross?

Answer 10

Bandura, Ross and Ross used video clips that shower adults being aggressive to the bobo doll

Question 11

What were the 3 conditions in Bandura, Ross and Ross?

Answer 11

Model reward, model punish and no consequence

Question 12

After the children were observed playing for 10 minutes, what were they offered a reward for?

Answer 12

If they could imitate the behaviour is they’d seen in the video (shows they’d retained it but not motivated to reproduce)

Question 13

What did Williams do?

Answer 13

Studied levels of physical and verbal aggression in a Canadian community after introduction of tv

Question 14

4 evaluation points of SLT of aggression…

Answer 14

Deterministic, too simplistic, practical applications, explains cultural issues

Question 15

How does SLT being deterministic make it harder to find someone guilty of an aggressive crime?

Answer 15

They say they have no responsibility as they just observed and imitated

Question 16

How does SLT explain cultural issues?

Answer 16

Kung San tribe of Kalahari desert don’t use aggression to discipline kids so little aggression in their society as the kids don’t observe aggression

Question 17

Practical applications of SLT and aggression…

Answer 17

Reduce aggression by educating parents to not show aggression and gang intervention

Question 18

What is the other social psychological theory of aggression?

Answer 18

Deindividuation

Question 19

What is deindividuation?

Answer 19

Process where by people lose their sense of social identity and engage in anti social behaviours

Question 20

Who proposed deindividuation?

Answer 20

Festinger et al

Question 21

A larger group leads to…

Answer 21

Greater anonymity which leads to greater difficulty identifying individual

Question 22

Explain the influence of being watched

Answer 22

Become self cons so monitor own behaviour in fear of being judged so obey rules of society

Question 23

Link influence of being watched to aggression and deindividuation

Answer 23

When we feel deindividuated we lose fear of being judged so more inclined to break rules of society and bigger chance of aggression

Question 24

What is the idea of self awareness

Answer 24

That we know what type of person we are

Question 25

Link the idea of self awareness and aggression

Answer 25

When self awareness is blocked by environmental factors (large crowd) lose sense of self awareness therefore more likely aggressive

Question 26

Research into deindividuation

Answer 26

Zimbardo 1973

Zimbardo 1970

Question 27

What year was Zimbardos Stanford prison experiment?

Answer 27

1973

Question 28

How were guards in Stanford prison experiment deindividuated?

Answer 28

Dark glasses, khaki trousers and had a wooden baton

Question 29

After 2 days of the Stanford prison experiment what happened?

Answer 29

Prisoners rebelled and became visibly distressed

Question 30

What caused prisoners to have a mental breakdown?

Answer 30

Harassment and humiliation by the guards

Question 31

After how many days was the Stanford prison experiment stopped?

Answer 31

6 days

Question 32

How were the females in Zimbardos 1970 experiment deindividuated?

Answer 32

Wore lab coats and hoods

Question 33

What were the females in Zimbardo 1979 asked to do?

Answer 33

Give what they thought to be genuine electric shocks

Question 34

3 Evaluation pints of deindividuation theory…

Answer 34

It doesn’t always lead to antisocial behaviour, practical applications and supporting research

Question 35

Who’s research found im deindividuation lead to either prosocial or antisocial behaviour depending upon the situation?

Answer 35

Spivey and prentice Dunn

Question 36

What is the practical application of deindividuation?

Answer 36

Using cctv to reduce aggression as clear signing of cameras makes people feel self conscious so monitor own behaviour

Question 37

Definition of aggression

Answer 37

An act or series of acts with the aim to cause harm to another person or object