approach to explaining aggression in society

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Created on: 05-01-21 13:12

What is hostile aggression?

Hostile aggression is known as hot blooded. It is impulsive aggressive behaviour and is often physical.

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What is instrumental aggression?

Instrumental aggression is known as 'cold blooded' because it involves aggression and being clever. It can be physical, verbal or relational.

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What is relational aggression?

Relational aggression involves damaging relationships. It is known as pre-meditated at can be in the 'heat of the moment'

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People with hostile attribution bias....

tend to interpret other peoples behaviour as threatening or aggressive when in fact it is neutral.

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What is a 'norm'?

An unstated 'rule'

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What do Alice Eagly and Wendy Wood argue?

They argue that norms dictate that men should be independent and assertive and use aggression to achieve status.

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What are stereotypes?

Stereotypes are cognitive shortcuts that allow us to interact in the social world.

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Who says behaviour is shaped by its consequences?

B.F Skinner

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What type of rewards does aggression bring?

tangible rewards and social status

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What is an example of a tangible reward?

money, sex, food

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What did Bandura realise?

That aggressive behaviour in humans cannot be fully explained by direct forms of learning such as operant conditioning.

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What are the four cognitive processes?

1. The observer must firstly pay attention to the models aggressive actions.
2. Then the observer needs to remember the models actions. This is retention.
3. The observer must have the ability to transform the retained memory into a physical action. This

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