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a Not same as anger Possible to be angry but no aggressive Possible to be aggressive without anger Social Psychology Exam 4 Chapter 10 1 What is the definition of aggression Aggression is behavior intended to injure another o Aggression is behavior o The behavior is intended a if harm occurs and it is not intentional it is not aggressive o The behavior is aimed at hurting another person a Aggressiveness vs assertiveness b Malicious aggression vs playful aggression Assertiveness is behavior intended to express dominance or confidence 2 Know and define the two major forms of aggression Indirect VS Direct o Indirect aggression is behavior intended to hurt someone without face to face confrontation a EX Malicious Gossip o Direct aggression is behavior intended to hurt someone to his or her face a Physical striking kicking or Verbal insult threatening Emotional VS Instrumental Reactive VS Proactive o Emotional aggression is hurtful behavior that stems from angry feelings that get out of control a EX Throwing a chair at a co worker in a blind rage o Instrumental aggression is hurting another to accomplish some other goal a EX Tripping the star player from an opposing team o Not always clear because sometimes behaviors can be both emotional and instrumental 3 Are there gender differences in aggression If so what differs Gender differences o Women tend to use more indirect aggression o Men tend to use more direct aggression o However women are more likely to physically attack their romantic partners Social Psychology Exam 4 o Overall most studies show no gender differences in aggression o High levels of testosterone are related to dominance and aggressiveness Adolescent boys Violent animals Men and women with criminal records Goals of aggression o Lorenz animal instinct that elicited it Displacement is an indirect expression of an aggressive impulse away from the person or animal Catharsis is a discharge of aggressive impulses It appears however that acting aggressively tends to increase later violent behavior A drive towards aggressiveness could only evolve if it increased the chances of survival or A drive toward blind aggression would be maladaptive Aggression is thus unlikely to be a goal in itself but should instead be linked to particular goals in o Adaptive goals reproduction particular situations o Functional Aggressive impulses are natural Strategy for survival and reproduction Used for acquiring material resources status even mates People fail to control them 4 Define three hostile cognitive biases How do they lead to increased aggression Hostile cognitive bias are inferences and expectation about others o Hostile attribution bias is the view of ambiguous acts as aggressive a EX If someone bumps into you at a bar that person is aggressive and insulting when it may have just been an innocent accident o Hostile perception bias is perceived social interactions as being aggressive Social Psychology Exam 4 a Ex if two people are arguing one with this bias will assume it will result in a violent fight o Hostile expectation bias is to expect others to react aggressively a EX Thus if YOU bump into someone in a bar you ll assume that THEY will respond by fighting with you o People with these biases tend to be more aggressive 5 What is the frustration aggression hypothesis Frustration aggression hypothesis is the theory that aggression is an automatic response to any blocking of goal directed behavior o When someone is acting aggressive you can assume the person was previously frustrated a EX Boss begins the day by yelling at you you assume something frustrated him on way to work o When someone is frustrated some act of aggression will follow a EX You get a flat tire that makes you an hour late for work you ll need to take it out on someone Problems Some aggressive acts don t seem to follow any particular frustration and frustration does not always lead to aggression o Reformed frustrated aggression hypothesis is the theory that any unpleasant stimulation will lead to emotional aggression to the extent that it generates unpleasant feelings Social information processing by children o Non defensive Less likely to notice a bump from another child Interpret as an accident Social Psychology Exam 4 Consider peaceful solution Likely to rule out as an aggressive response More skilled at carrying out peaceful options o Defensive opposite of Non defensive Belief in a dangerous world exhibit more xenophobia Xenophobia is fear and distrust of foreigners o People who believe the world is full of dangerous people tend to perceive anger in neutral faces and o There are many dangerous people in our society who will attack someone out of pure meanness 6 Is an unpleasant mood required for aggressive behavior Why or why not o No an unpleasant mood is a factor that could lead to it but it is not required o Unpleasant feelings may or may not lead to overtly aggressive behaviors depending on factors in the person or situation o Plenty of aggressive behaviors occur when people are cold 7 What is excitation transfer Give an example discussed in class of excitation transfer Excitation transfer theory is the theory that anger is physiologically similar to other emotional states and that any form of emotional arousal can enhance aggressive responses o The emotional reaction of anger produces the same symptoms o This arousal can be emotional arousal or even just physical arousal from something like exercise o If aroused and then annoyed or vice versa the residual arousal may be mistaken for anger 8 What is the weapons effect Describe the Berkowitz and Page 1967 experiment Weapons effect is the tendency for weapons to enhance aggressive thoughts feelings or actions o Berkowitz and LePage s experiment i Angry participants were seated at desk and either guns or sports equipment was present Participants were told to ignore the items and some had to shock their partners Those sitting in the presence of guns shocked their partner more 9 Be able to list four unpleasant experiences that can lead to increased aggression Unpleasant situations o When feeling pain you are more aggressive a For example you ll note that an injured animal is likely to strike out aggressively even if you re trying to help it o Sweltering heat foul odors overcrowding a Violent crimes are more likely to occur when temperatures are higher Social Psychology Exam 4 b Increased aggression in a wide variety of setting based on temp c EX Baseball


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