different kinds aggression

different kinds aggression

1. perso entred

   • gender and personality
     • gender
       • men more prone to aggression than females
         • hormonal explanation
           • testosterone
       • while boys are more likely show physical aggression girls are more likely show indirect aggression
     • personality
       • aggression linked with traits such as irritability, emotional instability to be linked with aggression
       • people with type A personalities more likely to be aggressive
       • aggression linked with low self esteem as a means of boosting it
   • alcohol
     • two reasons why alcohol may lead to aggression
       • physiological arousal
         • rise in alcohol concentration in system may have lead to aggression
       • impairment in neuropsychological functions due to rise of alcohol in system
         • may have lead to impaired self awareness and reduced evaluation of situation
     • alternative explanation
       • alcohol expectancy theory
         • suggests drunken people ill behave aggressively because thats ow they expect alcohol tome them feel
         • unusual behaviour under influence of alcohol is often excused
   • frustration aggression
     • occurs when one is thwarted on way to expected goal or gratification
     • high the agfrustration due to high r ecpetancy means higher likelihood of aggression
     • the frustration-aggression hypothesis
       • frustration-aggression-inability to direct aggression onto true target-direct it onto a realistic target

2. situation centred

   • environmental cures
     • environmental cues such as weapons tend to increase levels of aggression
   • modelling
     • watching more violent tv in childhood is associated with more violence in adolescence and adulthood
       • cause and effect difficulties
     • how does medial violence affect viewers aggression
       • weakens inhibition
       • imitation
       • priming
       • desensitisation
   • norms
     • we generally hold norms of non violence however cultural differences may apply