Types of Aggression & Situational Determinants of Aggression

Question 1

intended to harm another, physically or psychologically, motivated by feelings of anger and hostility

Answer 1

Hostile aggression

Question 2

intend to harm another as a means to some other goals other than pure hostility

• (ex: an assassin kills a leader to ensure the success of an overthrow. Not about inflicting harm, it’s about getting what you want)

Answer 2

Instrumental aggression

Question 3

intend to harm another person through the manipulation of relationships or social status

Answer 3

Relational aggression

Question 4

Heat and aggression

Answer 4

• Violent crime increases during heat waves and more crime in hotter regions
• Possibly due to misattribution of the physiological arousal caused by heat

Question 5

Media and aggression

Question 6

anonymity may offer an opportunity for the perpetrators to disassociate their online behaviors from their “real” identity to avert responsibilities and free them from societal norms, resulting in more aggressive behaviors than traditional bullying

Answer 6

Anonymity and aggression

Question 7

A strong predictor of the development of aggression in children is parents physical punishment and violence in the home

Answer 7

Family life and aggression

Question 8

Being angry and in the presence of weapons increases aggression

Answer 8

Weapons effect

Question 9

Nature and aggression

Question 10

More violent crime in countries, states, and cities, which have greater disparity in wealth distribution

Answer 10

Wealth inequality and aggression

Question 11

Rejection is arousing- can trigger a threat defense system. The same areas of the brain that process physical pain also process social pain.

• Taking a painkiller reduces this social pain (as with physical pain)

Answer 11

Social rejection and aggression