Psychology 2070A/B Chapter 11: Textbook chapter 11

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Chapter 11 aggression: what is aggression. Example: i want to punch him so then he does not score. 2 things lead to aggressive actions (-by sigmund freud @ 1930: eros: the instinct toward life, posited by freud, thanatos: according to freud, an instinctual drive toward death, leading to aggressive actions, believing that. Believe that aggression is genetically programmed into men for 2 reasons. Ensure offspring: males behave aggressively to establish dominance over other males, males aggress (cid:498)jealously(cid:499) to ensure their mate(s) are not copulating with others. Males are most likely to engage in violence during peak productive years teens and 20s. Ensure paternity: tend to relate to respect and jealousy. Both because close companions and will not attack each other. The cat then refused either to chase or to kill other rats: aggression among animals. Aggressive behavior can be modified by experience but need not to be learned.

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