PSYC 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hypoesthesia, Watching Movies, Cognitive Dissonance
22 Apr 2018
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What is aggression: aggression is intentional behaviour aimed at causing either physical or psychological pain. Its when the victim doesnt want to be harmed, and the person does it intentionally to them. Certain sports ex: boxing doesnt t into this de nition if u hurt someone in hockey its a di situation. Hostile aggression: an act of aggression stemming from feelings of anger and aimed at in icting pain or injury. U want to in ict pain on someone or injure them, ur made at them. Instrumental aggression: aggression as a means to some goal other than causing pain. Aggression used an instrument, its not ur goal u want to achieve. S. t else ex: player in a game, injures the opponent to stop him from playing, the injury was caused to stop the person from playing, the injury wasn"t cause he was mad. Researchers say- aggression is not about hurting someone out of anger.
