PSYC 101 1st Edition Lecture 25 Outline of Last Lecture II. AggressionA. HostilityB. InstrumentalIII. Aggression According to Social Psychology – 3 Theories A.Inborn Aggressive Drives: Biological InfluencesB.Natural Response to FrustrationC.Aggressive Behavior is Learned IV. Inborn Aggressive Drives a. Philosophical Tenetsb. Biological Influences V. Aggression As A Response To Frustration a. Frustration-Aggressive Principle Outline of Current Lecture: Continuation of Aggression VI. Aggression Can Be Learned A. Observation LearningB. Cultural DifferencesC. Lack of Parental Care by FatherD. Peers & the MediaVII. Influences of Aggression A.PainB.HeatC.AttacksD.CrowdingE.ArousalF.The Mediaa.TV & Violence b.Pornography & Sexual ViolenceVIII.Aggression & Personality Current Lecture: Aggression Continued Aggression According to Social Psychology: Third Theory These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.I. Aggression Can Be Learned a. Observational Learning – ex: Bandura & the BoBo Doll; corporal punishment and spankingb. Cultural Differences – ex: Quakers (Farmers; grounded, calmer) vs. Scotch-Irish (Ranchers; move around constantly: more aggressive)c. Lack of Parental Care by Father – correlation: 70% of juveniles came from single or no parent households; typically single parents are womend. Peers & the Media II. Influences on Aggressiona. Pain i. Ex: Azrin animal shocking experiments – put two animals together, rat & rat or rat & raccoon, shocked one animal, that animal then attacked the other animal: shocked animal associates pain from other animal, attacks back ii. Ex: Stub your toe on dresser – punch dresser b. Heat – violent crimes increase with temperature c. Attacks – verbal and physical d. Crowding – more crime rates in dense urban areas i. Ex: Early USC football games – crowds, heat, males, potential frustration: recipe for aggression e. Arousal – fight or flight i. Study Example: two groups ejected with adrenaline; one group was told the side effects, the other was not told the side effects; the two groups interacted – the group that was not told the side effects were more rude and hostile, because they felt the fight or flight emotions and associated it with the other people, instead of understanding it was the injected adrenaline f. The Media – TV, movies, video games i. TV & Violence1. Correlation between homicide rates and introduction to TV 2. Correlation between adolescence who see R-rated movies and cigarette smoking – observation in films & inappropriate parenting3. Power Rangers Experiment: children who watched Power Rangers more likely to engage in play fighting ii. Pornography & Sexual Violence – For males, repeatedly watching X-rated films:1. Makes one’s partner seem less attractive2. Makes a woman’s friendliness seem more sexual3. Makes sexual aggression seem less serious a. Experiment: Two groups of college males: one group watched aggressive sex, other group did not; the twogroups are to assist in a court case regarding sexual assaultas jurors – the males who watched the pornography were more lenient on the ending sentence/consequence III. Aggression & Personalitya. Aggression related to low agreeableness and low conscientiousness (two aspects of personality) on Five Factor Model b. Low Agreeableness: antagonistic, untrusting, low in warmth (niceness), low in empathy, low in cooperativeness c. Low Conscientiousness: disregard for society’s rules and conventions;
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