Pt 1 March 31 2014 Aggression Physical or verbal behavior intended to harm Distinguish between Hostile aggression Instrumental aggression What makes us angry Instigators of anger ID: 596034
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Ch 10: Aggression
Pt 1:
March 31, 2014Slide2
Aggression
Physical or verbal behavior intended to harm
Distinguish
between:
Hostile
aggression
Instrumental aggression
What makes us angry?
Instigators of anger?
Automatic
vs. Controlled processing -Slide3
Theories of Aggression
Biology
Frustration
Social Learning
SituationalSlide4
Aggression Theories: Biology
Biological foundations of aggression – is it human nature?
Freud and others – needed to redirect our energy
How does this theory hold up?Slide5
Testosterone (male sex hormone) also has influence
Boys/girls express aggression differently
Feelings of anger
–
Gender differences in
direct /
indirect
aggression
?
Gender differences in interpretations of aggression?Slide6
Aggression Theories: Frustration
Oldest theory – frustration (having a goal blocked) leads to some form of aggression.
Aggression gets displaced to other sources
Role of catharsis here -
Any support for this theory?Slide7
Social Learning Theory
Is it a learned social behavior? Bandura
Learn aggression through observing others.
Bobo
doll experiment example…
What was the method?
What were the results?