PSYC 2100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Time Preference, Deindividuation, Social Influence
13 Apr 2016
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Aggression is a behaviour of intentionally hurting another person. Displaced aggression: occurs when a substitute target is used. Indirect aggression: the target is not physically present. Proactive aggression: calculated, premeditated actions that are usually motivated by another goal. They believed that humans are aggressive because it is necessary for our survival. Aggression occurs when an individual copies another persons actions. This type of aggression was seen in the bobo the clown experiment. Internal reasons that may cause aggression are frustration, bad mood, cognitive biases, age and gender. Definition: a group is at least 2 members with a common goal and interdependency. Can at times cause people to lose themselves. Deindividuation is the loss of self awareness and individual accountability and can occur. Mob mentality is something that also occurs in groups. Social loafing: when someone reduces their effort when in a group setting compared to when they are alone. When you"re completing simple, well known tasks.
