PSYC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Anders Behring Breivik, Physical Attractiveness

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1
• Professor: tucker

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Frustration-aggression principle: frustration creates anger, which can spark aggression. Hot temperatures, physical pain, personal insults, foul odors, cigarette smoke, crowding, and a host of others. Previous reinforcement for aggressive behavior, observing an aggressive role model, and poor self-control. Media portrayals of violence provide social scripts that children learn to follow. Viewing sexual violence contributes to greater aggression toward women. Playing violent video games increases aggressive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Nearly 400 studies of 130,000 people suggest video games can prime aggressive thoughts, decrease empathy, and increase aggression. Some researchers dispute this finding and note other factors: depression, family violence, and peer influence. In 2011, norwegian anders behring breivik bombed government buildings in oslo, and then went to a youth camp, where he shot and killed. The answer varies by culture and over time. Some adult physical features, such as a youthful form and average face, seem. Appealing traits enhance feelings of physical attractiveness.