SOP 3004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Disinhibition, Social Learning Theory, Ventromedial Nucleus Of The Hypothalamus

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOP 3004
• Professor: Dr.James A.Shepperd

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Chapter 7 10 items 5 lecture 5 text. Chapter 8 13 items 5 lecture 6 text 2 both. Chapter 9 14 items 4 lecture 3 text 7 both. Chapter 10 13 items 5 lecture 3 text 5 both. Aggression: physical/verbal behavior intended to hurt or harm: two types of aggression. Hostile aggression: preformed with the intent to hurt/harm. A girl scout while trying to help does harm. Aggressio(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:448)er(cid:271)al, does(cid:374)"t just ha(cid:448)e to (cid:271)e a(cid:374) a(cid:272)tio(cid:374). Does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atter if its pla(cid:455) or sport, it"s still aggressio(cid:374). If it i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)es getti(cid:374)g food, it"s still aggressio(cid:374). Freud: we need to release the thanatos energy or it will explode. The eros and thanatos are constantly building up inside us: eros, thanatos: the drive towards destruction, towards death. Sadism if directed outward, masochism if directed inward. Catharsis: the state reached after releasing thanatos energy. Problems with instinct approach: no e(cid:454)pla(cid:374)atio(cid:374) for i(cid:374)sti(cid:374)(cid:272)t approa(cid:272)h. do(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior (cid:271)(cid:455) i(cid:374)sti(cid:374)(cid:272)t, biological influences.