PSYC 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Anti-Social Behaviour, Observer-Expectancy Effect, Relational Aggression

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2100
• Professor: Danay Novoa

Document Summary

Psyc 2100: intro to social psychology (aggression and antisocial behaviour) Guest lectures both classes are testable material: darcie (ta) will be lecturing march 28, stephanie (phd clinical) will be guest lecturing march 30. Quiz 7 due by march 21 at 1pm. Aggression is a behaviour that harms another person with the intention of harm. Aggression is exhibited is different ways: physical (e. g. , hitting, kicking, shooting, stabbing, etc. , verbal is non-physical (e. g. , yelling, swearing, name calling, etc. ) Aggression can be expressed either indirectly or directly. Direct aggression the target of aggression is physically present: e. g. , punching someone. Indirect aggression the target of aggression is absent (not physically present): e. g. , burning someone"s house down when they are not at home. Aggression can also to the extent it is motivated. Reactive aggression is a form of aggression which is hot tempered, impulsive, angry behaviour, intended to harm someone: hot headed reaction, e. g. , reacting after finding partner in bed with another lover.