PSY 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Albert Bandura, Disinhibition, Attitude Change
17 Jul 2018
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You don"t need to the person who did the study. But you need to know the results and concepts the study documented. Biologically-based causes of aggression: instinct, genes, neurochemicals - testosterone and serotonin. Some element or percentages of aggression that has inheritable component. We will be talking more about neurochemicals. People who are known to aggress, end up with high levels of t and serotonin. Roid rage: violent crime offenders have higher t. Males are more likely to be perpetrators for physical violence than females. Conditioned through aggressive behavior, some people get attention for aggressing, bullies, negative attention is better than no attention at all (behavior is rewarded) Preschool kids, half observe adults hitting bobo doll. Taken room with toys, but not allowed to play with them, inducing frustration. Child then led to room with both aggressive and nonaggressive toys including bobo. Results: in control, little aggression even though frustrated.
