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Flashcards by andreaarose, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by andreaarose
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| Question | Answer |
| Physical aggression | Aggression inflicting physical pain |
| Verbal/relational aggression | Saying or doing psychologically hurtful things |
| Hostile aggression | Aggressive behaviour that stems from anger and has the goal of inflicting pain |
| Instrumental aggression | Aggressive behaviour that inflicts pain. |
| Kin selection | Behaviours that help a genetic relative are favoured. |
| Inclusive fitness | We choose mates that survive and help us survive. |
| Amygdala | Stimulating the amygdala can lead to aggression. |
| Prefrontal cortex | Regulates aggressive impulses, involved in planning and behavioural regulation. |
| Testosterone | Injecting testosterone does not increase aggression. |
| Serotonin | Inhibits aggressive impulses. |
| Alcohol | 65% of homicides and 55% of domestic violence involves alcohol. It disinhibits behaviour. |
| Frustration aggression theory | Aggression stems from frustration. Not all aggression is the result of frustration. |
| Relative deprivation | Feelings of discontent aroused by the belief that one fares poorly compared to others. |
| Neo associationism | Aversive events cause anger. Aggressive stimuli triggers aggressive behaviour - the Gun study. |
| Social learning theory | "I did what anyone else would do" |
| Vicarious learning | Learning through observation of others behaviour. |
| Social modelling of aggression | We learn aggression from observing others and imitating them. |
| Bobo doll experiment | Physically aggressive children are more likely to have punitive parents. |
| TV and aggression | Violent TV watching at 8 predicted aggression at age 19. |
| Desensitization | Reduction in emotion related physiological reactivity in response to a stimulus. |
| Cultivation | Process by which the mass media constructs a version of social reality for the public. |
| Intimate violence | Aggression between intimates - date rape, domestic violence. |
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