CPSY 4331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Noxious Stimulus, Attribution Bias, Ethology
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What is aggression: thanatos: freud"s name for inborn, self-destructive instincts, which were said to characterize all human beings, behavioral definition of aggression any action that delivers noxious stimuli to another organism. Emphasizes the consequences of action- any act that delivers pain or discomfort is considered aggressive: intentional definition of aggression: any action intended to harm or injure another living being, who is motivated to avoid such treatment. Includes all acts in which harm was intended but not done: aggressive acts divided into two categories: Hostile aggression: aggressive acts for which the perpetrator"s major goal is to harm or injure a victim. Based on context, response, and our beliefs about aggression (which is influenced by gender, culture, social class, and prior experiences) Freud"s psychoanalytic theory- humans are born with a death instinct (thanatos) that seeks to end life and underlies all acts of violence and destruction, aggression is built up until released through a stimulus.
