PSYC 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Social Rejection, Soltyrei, List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2120
• Professor: Kerry Kawakami

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Aggression: any physical or verbal behavior that is intended to harm another person or persons (or any living thing). We apply the term violence only to acts of aggression with more severe or lasting consequences. Affective aggression: the main goal is to harm the other person simply for the sake of doing so. Such behavior is motivated by a strong affective, or emotional, state. Affective aggression often is impulsive, as when a fight breaks out at a bar, but it can be delayed and calculated, as in the case of a pre(cid:373)editated pla(cid:374) to seek re(cid:448)e(cid:374)ge (cid:271)(cid:455) thro(cid:449)i(cid:374)g a ro(cid:272)k through so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s (cid:449)i(cid:374)do(cid:449) Instrumental aggression: occurs when someone intends to inflict harm on another person to serve some other goal. A bully hits a classmate to get attention from a girl. Instrumental aggression is not triggered by strong emotions, but such behavior is still intended to harm.