PSYCH 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hazing, Relative Deprivation, Observational Learning
20 Apr 2016
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A fight breaks out among fans at the end of a football game. A person spreads gossip about another person to hurt and discredit the latter. In the heat of an argument, a person derogates his/her spouse by name calling. What is aggression: a behavior, intentional, aimed at hurting. Aggression: physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm. Hostile (emotional) aggression: aggression that springs from anger; its goal is to injure. Instrumental aggression: aggression that is a means to some other end. Indirect aggression: intension to injure with/without face-to-face confrontation. Aggression as a biological phenomenon: neutral influences, genetic influences, biochemical influence. Regions of the brain associated with anger. Animal (mice, dogs) can be bred toward aggression. Are men more aggressive: commit more homicides, true in most societies. How is aggression being measured: women more likely to utilize indirect aggression. In romantic relationships: men and women equally likely to use physical aggression with a romantic partner.
