Year 1 Semester 3

Question 1

Hostile Aggression

Answer 1

An act of aggression with intent to cause harm or injury.

Question 2

Instrumental Aggression

Answer 2

An act of aggression to achieve something, eg. In competitive scenarios.

Question 3

Creator of Social Learning Theory?

Answer 3

Bandura

Question 4

Social Learning Theory

Answer 4

Aggression learnt through indirect observational learning and process of imitation.
Attention - pay attention to act and aggressor
Retention - Remember act and aggressor
Production - Able to reproduce act
Motivation - Positive reinforcement
Self efficacy - believe in one’s self to attain a goal.
Most prominent in family members

Question 5

Aggressive Cue Theory

Answer 5

Frustration increases arousal rather than leading to direct aggression.
It is the arousal which produces an aggressive response.
Increasing arousal itself is insufficient to lead directly to aggressive behaviour unless there were CUES in ENVIRONEMT.

Question 6

General Aggression Model (GAM)

Answer 6

Input Variables (averse experiance) eg. Frustration, provocation, heat.
Situational Cues (guns, TV violence)
Individual Differences (hostility, empathy, attitudes)

Higher Order Thinking (interpretations, other motives)

Aggression!

Question 7

Motivational Need Theory Creator?

Answer 7

McClelland

Question 8

Motivational Need Theory

Answer 8

1 of 3 driving motivators:
Achievement - accomplish goals
Affiliation - want to be liked and belong
Power - control and influence others

Question 9

Attribution Theory Creator?

Answer 9

Bernard Weiner

Question 10

Attribution Theory

Answer 10

Attempts to explain cause of events

1. Behaviour must be observed/perceived
2. Behaviour determined to be intentional
3. Behaviour attributed to internal/external causes

3 Causal Dimensions:
Locus of Control - (internal vs external)
Stability (Do causes change over time?)
Controlability (controlled causes eg skills vs uncontrolled causes eg. luck, others.

Question 11

Achievement Goal Theory Creator?

Answer 11

Ames/Nicholls

Question 12

Achievement Goal Theory

Answer 12

Based aims that individuals target in evaluative settings (sport)

Question 13

Task Orientated

Answer 13

Primary goal being to learn and master task for one’s own sake.

Question 14

Performance Orientated

Answer 14

Reflects competence perception relative to performance of others

Question 15

Competence Motivation Theory

Answer 15

Conceptual framework designed to explain individuals motivation to participate, persist and work hard in any particular achievement context.
Individuals are attracted to participation in activities of which they feel competent/capable of.