PSYCH235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Relational Aggression, Psych, Hit By Pitch
11 Feb 2016
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Aggression is extremely broad and encompasses a lot. This matters because a model of aggression should explain the full range of aggression. Defined: any behaviour, physical or verbal, intended to hurt someone: no intention = no aggression. Physical: attempting to inflict physical harm, violence: behaviour that causes extreme physical harm. Verbal: relational aggression: behaviour intended to do social harm, ostracism, rumours. Direct aggression: behaviour directly attempting to harm the target. Indirect: behaviour aimed at passively harming the target: obstruction, ignoring and refusing to assist. Hostile: aggression for aggression"s sake: hitting someone you dislike. Instrumental aggression: aggression in service of another goal: tackling someone to retrieve the ball. Brain: prefrontal cortex/executive functioning reduces aggression: less likely to respond purely to external stimuli, abnormal frontal lobes associated with violence. Testosterone: associated with aggression: males more aggressive, ftm transsexual participants > increased aggression proneness. Genetics: breed animals for aggression, 26 generations, fierce vs. gentle mice.
