PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter III: Albert Bandura, Research On The Effects Of Violence In Mass Media, Social Learning Theory
Document Summary
Over the years, the behavioral scientists who have been in the forefront of this research have been social psychologists, whose focus is on all types of human interaction. One goal of social psychologists has been to define aggression. The list of behaviors that may or may not be included in a definition of aggression is endless. Throughout the history of psychology, many theoretical approaches have been proposed to explain the causes of aggression. Some of these contend that you are biologically programmed to be aggressive because aggression in certain circumstances has been an evolutionary survival mechanism. Other theories look to situational factors, such as repeated frustration or specific types of provocation, as the determinants of aggressive responses. A third view, and the one this study suggests, is that aggression is learned. Albert bandura is considered to be one of the founders of a school of psychological thought called social learning theory.
