topic 7 Flashcards
who discussed aggression in early psychology?
Hobbes
how did Chermack, Berman and Taylor investigate aggression?
competed against each other in a reaction trial game
after each trial- loser received a shock
2 conditions: low provocation, or high provocation where shocks increased
what is an issue with measuring aggression?
no standardised measures of aggression
what did Kennedy find out about effects of gaming on general emotion behaviour?
emotion induced blindness= people who played computer games were less distracted by violent images in other contexts
what did Kennedy find out about effects of gaming on general emotion behaviour?
emotion induced blindness= people who played computer games were less distracted by violent images in other contexts
what is the ethological perspective of aggression?
aggression has a survival value
what is the dual factor theory of aggression?
innate urge to aggress
aggressive behaviour elicited by environmental stimuli
what is social learning theory?
learn by conditioning, modelling and vicarious reinforcement
what is the frustration aggression hypothesis?
frustration and aggression always accompany each other
need aggression to release our frustrations
when does frustration occur?
when we cannot reach a goal
when do we use a scapegoat to displace aggression?
target too powerful, unavailable or not a person
how did Barker investigate the frustration aggression hypothesis?
children were not allowed to play with toys, then when they were finally allowed to play with the toys, they behaved aggressively
what did Berkowitz find out about the frustration aggression hypothesis?
frustration doesn’t always lead to aggression
who proposed excitation transfer?
Zilman
what 3 factors is expression of aggression a function of?
learnt aggressive behaviour
arousal or excitation from another source
person’s interpretation of the arousal state
