Social Psychological Theories of Aggression
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- Created on: 27-04-14 13:20
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- Social Psychological Theories
- AO1
- Deindiviuation
- Diener's 4 factors
- External Focus
- Increased Arousal
- Strong Group Feelings
- Sense of Anonymity
- Real Life Example
- KKK
- Increased arousal blacks getting right to vote
- Strong group feelings of white supremacy
- Sense of anonymity by wearing smocks
- External focus of abusing and killing blacks
- Sense of anonymity by wearing smocks
- Strong group feelings of white supremacy
- Increased arousal blacks getting right to vote
- KKK
- Happens When
- Inhibitions are lowered not governed by own morals
- Makes less likely to follow laws and social norms
- Dont take responsibility for actions
- Lack of self awareness leads to aggressive behaviour
- Dont take responsibility for actions
- Makes less likely to follow laws and social norms
- Inhibitions are lowered not governed by own morals
- AO2
- Supporting Evidence
- Deindividuation leads to aggression
- In Zimbardo's lab experiment female undergraduates were required to deliver electric shocks to aid learning
- 4 women experimental group wore bulky lab coats and white hoods, were not introduced, could not see each other, and given instructions as a group
- Control group wore own clothes, were introduced, could see each other, and given instructions individiually
- Found experimental group gave more painful shocks
- Findings add validity to deindividuation as an explanation of aggression
- Showing that reduced self awareness can lead to increased aggression
- Findings add validity to deindividuation as an explanation of aggression
- Found experimental group gave more painful shocks
- Control group wore own clothes, were introduced, could see each other, and given instructions individiually
- 4 women experimental group wore bulky lab coats and white hoods, were not introduced, could not see each other, and given instructions as a group
- In Zimbardo's lab experiment female undergraduates were required to deliver electric shocks to aid learning
- Deindividuation leads to aggression
- Contradictory evidence
- Deindividuation leads to aggression
- Johnson & Downing carried out variation of Zimbardo's experiment
- Participants wore either masks & overalls similar to KKK, nurse's uniforms, or own clothes.
- Most shocks given by participants in masks & overalls
- Fewer shocks given by those in nurse's uniforms than own clothes
- Most shocks given by participants in masks & overalls
- Participants wore either masks & overalls similar to KKK, nurse's uniforms, or own clothes.
- Johnson & Downing carried out variation of Zimbardo's experiment
- Deindividuation leads to aggression
- Supporting Evidence
- Diener's 4 factors
- Deindiviuation
- AO1
- Social Learning Theory
- Imitate aggressive behavior by observing aggressive role model
- E.g. Parents & Celebs
- 4 Criteria
- Reporduction
- Being physically able to do the act
- E.g. Practicing on a younger sibling
- Being physically able to do the act
- Retention
- Remembering a wrestling move from TV
- Motivation
- Attention
- Reporduction
- Additional things to help motivate aggression
- Vicarious Reinforcement
- Watching a role model be rewarded for an aggressive act
- Similar Characteristics
- Gender
- Self Efficacy
- Individuals belief can do aggressive act and achieve desired results
- Vicarious Reinforcement
- AO2
- Supporting Evidence
- Origional Bobo Doll Study
- Bandura compared aggression levels in 2 groups
- Observed an aggressive role model & observed a passive interaction
- Those exposed to aggressive role model showed more aggressive imitation
- Imitation highest in boys who observed an aggressive male role model
- Those exposed to aggressive role model showed more aggressive imitation
- Observed an aggressive role model & observed a passive interaction
- Bandura compared aggression levels in 2 groups
- Origional Bobo Doll Study
- Lacks Validity
- Bandura's experiment lacks internal validity due to high levels of demand characteristics
- Children knew on some level supposed to act aggressively
- "Look Mummy, there's the doll we have to hit"
- Argued SLT cannot be accepted as a valid explanation aggressive behaviours in children
- Studies may not be an accurate reflection of aggression outside the lab
- Argued SLT cannot be accepted as a valid explanation aggressive behaviours in children
- "Look Mummy, there's the doll we have to hit"
- Children knew on some level supposed to act aggressively
- Bandura's experiment lacks internal validity due to high levels of demand characteristics
- Supporting Evidence
- Imitate aggressive behavior by observing aggressive role model
- Social Learning Theory
- IDA
- Gender biased
- AO1
- Cannavale found deindividuated males act more aggressively but females don't
- Suggesting that males more prone to losing inhibitions than females
- May not offer a complete explanation of aggressive behaviour in both genders
- Suggesting that males more prone to losing inhibitions than females
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