PSY E240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Contract Killing, Homicide, Collectivism
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What is aggression? aggression is behaviour intended to harm another individual. Harm indicates that the aggressor is intending to leave the victim worse off than they were before. Words as well as deeds can be aggressive. Quarrelling couples who intend their spiteful remarks to hurt are behaving aggressively. Spreading a vicious rumour about someone is another form of aggression. Even failure to act can be aggressive, if that failure is intended to hurt someone. To distinguish them from less harmful behaviours, extreme acts of aggression are called violence. Some other terms in the language of aggression refer to emotions and attitudes. Anger consists of strong feelings of displeasure in response to a perceived injury; the exact nature of these feelings (for example, outrage, hate, or irritation) depends on the specific situation. Hostility is a negative, antagonistic attitude toward another person or group. Aggression aimed at harming someone for personal gain, attention, or even self-defence.
