PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Verbal Behavior
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Two instinct and evolutionary theorys that predict aggression: freud"s death wish, lorenz"s instinct theory of aggression. Impact of genetics and horomes on rates of aggression. Male inmates with higher levels of testosterone are more likely than those with lower levels of testosterone to have committed crimes against a person than property crimes, and are more likely to have violated rules in prison. Frustration-aggression theory: displacement and relative deprivation, critiques of this theory. The impact on aggression of negative affect: heat, arousal, other negative conditions, aggressive cues. How social learning theory explains aggression, the influence of modeling and reinforcement. People who completed a survey in a room with a weapon recommended longer prison sentences than those who were in a room with a piece of sports equipment. Four factors that explain the link between media exposure and aggression: modelling, priming of aggressive thoughts and feelings, physiological arousal, desensitization.
