PSY 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Relational Aggression, Prosocial Behavior, Social Cognitive Theory

• School: University of Maine
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 223
• Professor: Hannah Lawerence

Document Summary

Aggression: behavior intended to cause pain or to hurt another individual. Physical aggression: hitting, kicking, punching, pulling, pushing and taking things away from others. Relational aggression: using the relationship, or the threat of the removal of the relationship as the means of harm: physical aggression. Reduced aggression as children learn to share, used language skills. If aggression continues, it can lead to peer rejection. Boys are more likely than girls to engage in physical aggression across lifespan and cultures. Higher likelihood of abusing spouse, criminal convictions in: relational aggression adulthood, drinking drunk. Using the relationship of the threat of the removal of the relationship, as the means of harm. Observed in children as young as 30-months-old. (cid:862)you (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:373)e to (cid:373)(cid:455) (cid:271)irthda(cid:455) part(cid:455),(cid:863) (cid:862)you (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t pla(cid:455) (cid:449)ith us(cid:863) Girls are more likely to engage in relational aggression across the lifespan and across cultures. Peer difficulties: 2014 study, ostrov et at. Baseline ratings of how much they liked coloring.