PSYC 351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Genetic Predisposition, Reinforcement
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Working tenaciously to try to sell a product to a customer - no. Biting someone on the neck - depends, person in receiving in does not want it. Swinging a stick at someone but missing yes. Hiring someone to break a competitor"s kneecaps - yes. Hitting others while in a rage yes. What is aggression: physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt another person who does not what to be hurt. Inflicting harm for its own sake: the means and the ends coincide, ex : (murdering parents for their money) Inflicting harm to obtain something of value: a means to and end, ex: (boxing) Freud"s 2 cents: catharsis (note: cannot be supported by researcher, discharge of repressed emotions that results in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition. Evolutionary theory: aggression is adaptive, competing for limited resources, genetic survival.
