Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Endorphins, Storge, Habituation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

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Practice exam question: social loafing is decreased when: efforts are identifiable, group members are friends, tasks are rewarded, tasks are challenging, all of the above. Attribution: perceiving causes of behavior, forming and maintaining impressions. *the u. s. has a higher aggression rate than canada: canada, france, australia, the u. k. , japan, etc all have under 200 people killed by guns each year, but the united states has around 11,000 deaths by guns. Homicide rates: canada, u. s. a, 1998: 558 homicides, 151 gun related, 1995: over 30,004 homicides, over 21,000 gun related, 25% of the victims are aged 15-25. *remember that the u. s. has a higher population than canada, but their per capita rates are still much higher than canada. There are small decreases in aggression when treated with an. After physical activity it is easier to provoke aggression (opposite of freud"s belief) Watching aggression provides a vicarious release (eg. violent pornography leads to more aggression against women)