PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Reciprocal Altruism, Logical Volume Management
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Illustrate frustration-aggression hypothesis w/ e. g. discuss some bio & cultural factors hat contrite to lvs of aggression. Prov evidence for in-gp cognition @ infancy & childhood. Discuss gp processes in decision making & how factors e. g. common knowledge effect, gp polarisation & gpthink can lead to poorer decision. Define altruism & distinguish it from kin selection & reciprocal altruism. Social psych: study of causes & consequences of being social human - most social species @ planet; ultrasocial: e. g. human, ants & bees, termites, naked mole rats -> form large societies, divide labour & cooperate for mutual benefit. Aggression: behaviour w/ purpose of harming another (reason) survival (same for cooperation) Frustration-aggression hypothesis: animals aggress when their desires are frustrated e. g. a frustrates b s desire for food -> b attacks a (argument) too narrow - human aggress when -ve emotional states e. g. annoyed when weather is hot. Aggression: evolutionarily adaptive -> decrease significantly @ last century e. g. fewer wars.
