01:830:331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12.4: Gossip, Relational Aggression, Heredity
17 Apr 2017
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Aggressiveness is not the same as assertiveness, even though laypeople often use these words interchangeably. Assertive behaviors are goal-directed actions to further the legitimate interests of individuals or the groups they represent, while respecting the rights of other persons. By the time infants have their first birthday, most have mastered the motor skills needed for simple aggression (grabbing, pushing) and many youngsters use these skills to get what they want (e. g. taking a toy from a peer) Instrumental aggression: aggression used to achieve an explicit goal. Elementary school, instrumental aggression might take the form of one child shoving another to get to the head of a lunch line in the elementary-school years, another form of aggression emerges. Hostile aggression: aggression that is unprovoked; its goal is to intimidate, harass, or humiliate others. Hostile aggression is illustrated by a child who spontaneously says, you"re stupid! and then kicks the other child. Reactive aggression: aggression prompted by another chlid"s behavior.
