Week 10 - Aggression

Question 1

emotional or hostile aggression

Answer 1

aggression in which one inflicts harm for its own sake on another

Question 2

instrumental aggression

Answer 2

aggression in which one inflicts harm in order to obtain something of value

Question 3

aggression

Answer 3

physical or verbal behaviour that is intended to harm another individual who is motivated to avoid such treatment

Question 4

catharsis

Answer 4

release of suppressed energy or emotion

Question 5

instinct theory of aggression

Answer 5

a theory that describes aggression as innate biological drive

Question 6

social learning theory

Answer 6

a theory that describes behaviour as learned by observing or modelling others behaviour as well as by the presence of punishments and rewards, or reinforcements

Question 7

frustration-aggression theory

Answer 7

a theory that frustration always leads to the desire to behave aggressively, and that aggression is caused by frustration

Question 8

displacement

Answer 8

peoples tendency to aggress against others when the source of frustration is unavailable

Question 9

cognitive-neoassociation theory

Answer 9

a theory that describes aggression as caused by experiencing negative affect of any kind, which in turn evokes aggression-related thoughts, memories, feelings, and ideas

Question 10

arousal-affect/excitation transfer model

Answer 10

a model describing aggression as influenced by both the intensity of the arousal and the type of emotion produced by the stimulus

Question 11

general aggression model

Answer 11

a model proposing that both individual differences and situational factors lead to aggression-related thoughts, feelings, and/or physiological arousal

Question 12

desensitization or disinhibition

Answer 12

the reduction of physiological reactions to a stimuli (violence) due to repeated exposure to the stimuli (violence)

Question 13

punishment

Answer 13

the provision of unpleasant consequences to try to reduce a negative behaviour