PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Normative Social Influence, Reciprocal Altruism, Pluralistic Ignorance
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Intentional behaviour aimed at casing physical or psychological pain. Goal of pain: goal of inflicting pain. Goal: we make distinction b/w hostile and instrumental aggression. Hostile aggression: aggressive behaviour that stems from feelings of anger, has goal of inflicting pain. Instrumental aggression: aggressive behaviour that inflicts pain, the pain is a middle step toward another goal. Is goal is simply to hurt the person, then it is hostile aggression (just meant to be hurtful) Instrumental: hurting someone but you do not want to hurt them (do not care if you do but you do not want to) Goal is something other than inflicting pain on someone. Aggressive behaviour that inflicts pain, pain is middle step toward another goal. Approaches to aggression genetic predisposition: i was born that way. Some people may be more genetically predisposed than other. Basic theoretical premise: aggression is adaptive and has survival value.
