PSY-0013 Lecture Notes - Contract Killing, Relational Aggression, Evolutionary Psychology
19 Feb 2014
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Aggression behavior intended to harm another individual. Instrumental trying to obtain something of value (ex. contract killing) Emotional just for the sake of doing it (ex. jealous lover seeks revenge) Men to show women they are high-status mates, in response to sexual jealousy (due to uncertainty of paternity), face-to-face most likely. Women to defend offspring, to protect themselves so they can protect offspring, indirect/relational aggression most likely (low risk) Relational aggression targets a person"s relationships and status. No, just different types, but men are more violent. Non-evolutionary explanations what is socially acceptable for boys and girls. Social learning theory behavior learned through observation of others, and through direct experience of rewards and punishments. Types of rewards positive reinforcement cheers for punching someone (you get desired outcomes) negative reinforcement self-protection for punching someone (you prevent undesired outcomes) More corporal punishment is associated with increased future acts of aggression (gershoff, 2002) because it provides an aggressive model for imitation.
