PSYC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 73: Authoritarian Personality, Heterosexism, Ethnocentrism
8 Mar 2016
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Aggression: antisocial behaviour behaviour that has a negative impact on other people, aggression can be expressed in many ways, from murdering, to bullying, some possibilities to aggression . Some argue that humans have a killer instinct . Research has found that a relationship between aggression and physical factors, allergy, drug and alcohol abuse, and certain diseases. This oddness mean that aggression is part of human nature . Frustration-aggression hypothesis states that frustration tends to lead to aggression. Aversive stimuli (something that produces hostility, can be internal/external) can heightened aggression. Social learning theory combine learning principles with cognitive processes, socialization, and modelling to explain behaviour. Argue that behaviour is learn from the society. Preventing aggression can be done by lowering exposure to violence. Prejudice: prejudice a negative emotional attitude held against members of a particular group of people. Intergroup can lead to a rise in hostility and social stereotypes.
