Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Relational Aggression, Demand Characteristics, Pole And Polar

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Erin Heerey

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What is aggression: aggressive behaviour refers to intentional behaviour aimed at causing either physical or. Why we aggress: insights from evolutionary psychology: aggression is thought to have evolved as a means of defending ourselves and our relative (ex. Against attack: may be genetically programmed, can directly enhance the likelihood of survival, self, o spring, helps in hierarchy formation (ex. Perceived provocation, goal obstruction, opportunities for personal gain: in the i3 model, impelling forces refer to dispositional or situational factors that increase the strength of people"s tendencies to experience aggressive urges in response to an instigating trigger, ex. High dispositional self-control, strong relationship commitment, sobriety: the perfect storm : when you have these aggressive instance triggered by a person they will be strong, uncontrollable, wild and aggressive behaviour. Physiology of aggression: testosterone: positively associated with social dominance; may prepare body to respond to challenges, does is cause aggression, only sometimes, necessary but not su cient , winning a match (ex.