PSYCO105 Lecture 16: Aggression and Obedient behaviours

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO105
• Professor: Davina Rousell

Document Summary

Aggression: behaviour that is intended to harm another. Biological factors: heredity, amygdala & deficient frontal lobe activity, stimulating hypothalamus = aggressive behaviours, destruction of amygdala = decrease in aggression, no si(cid:374)gle structure (cid:858)tur(cid:374)s o(cid:374)(cid:859) / (cid:858)tur(cid:374)s off(cid:859) aggressio(cid:374) Lower levels of serotonin: no (cid:858)aggressio(cid:374) che(cid:373)ical(cid:859, higher levels of testosterone, associated with greater (cid:858)social aggressio(cid:374)(cid:859, environmental stimuli & aggression. Frustration-aggression hypothesis: frustration leads to aggression, aggression is result of frustration, no longer accepted. Do not always respond to frustration with aggression: aggression can result from multiple stimuli, provocation, crowding, heat. Learning to aggress: reinforcement, aggression increases when behaviour produced positive outcome for individual. Positive correlation between aggressive children & parents who model aggressive behaviour. Self-justification: blame victim, minimize seriousness, dehumanize victim. Attribution of intentionality: perceive others as having hostile intent. Degree of empathy: how well do we understand others viewpoint, ability to regulate emotions.