Theories about Aggression & Culture and Aggression

Question 1

aggression is unlearned and universal

• Freud: 2 instincts
  Eros (life)
  Thanatos (death)

Answer 1

Instinct theories of aggression

Question 2

Aggression serves a survival function

When aggression is not released, it builds up until it explodes

Answer 2

Hydraulic model of aggression

Question 3

Frustration: blocking of a goal-directed behavior

• Frustration leads to aggression

Answer 3

Frustration-aggression hypothesis

Question 4

When the cause of the frustration is vague, hostility and aggression are redirected to an easy target

Answer 4

Scapegoat hypothesis

Question 5

Direct observation of others

• Bobo doll study (Bandura)
• Learned how to aggress
• Norms
• Media

Answer 5

Social learning theory of aggression

Question 6

A culture defined by its member’s strong concerns about their own and other’s reputations, leading to sensitivity to insults and a willingness to use violence to avenge any perceived wrong

Answer 6

culture honor

Question 7

men respond with aggression when they experience threats to their masculinity

Answer 7

Precarious manhood hypothesis