Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Libido, Rape Myth, Razor Strop

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Taylor Kohut

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Explain what aggression is, and discuss some distinct types of aggressive behavior. Synthesize knowledge of different types of influences on aggressive behavior. Aggressive behavior refers to any intentional behavior performed with the goal of causing another person physical or psychological pain. Direct (confrontation, insults) or indirect (spreading rumours or gossip), physical or verbal. Finkel (2013) argues that aggressive behavior emerges from a combination of three classes of orthogonal factors. Instigation: refers to discrete situational events or circumstances that induce rudimentary action tendencies towards aggression: e. g. perceived provocation, goal obstruction, opportunities for personal gain. Triggers, things that put aggression on the table as a solution to your problem. Impellance: impelling forces refer to dispositional or situational factors that increase the stre(cid:374)gth of i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals" te(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)ies to e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e aggressi(cid:448)e urges i(cid:374) respo(cid:374)se to a(cid:374) instigating trigger: high dispositional anger, elevated testosterone, previous exposure to violent media.