Chapter 10 Agression

Chapter 10 Agression

1. What is aggression?

   • THEORIES
     • Aggression as a Biological Phenomenon
       • INSTINCT THEORY AND EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
       • NEURAL INFLUENCES
       • GENETIC INFLUENCES
       • BIOCHEMICAL INFLUENCES
         • LOW SEROTONIN
         • BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR INTERACT
   • Aggression as a Response to Frustration
     • FRUSTRATION-AGGRESSION THEORY REVISED
     • RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
   • Aggression as Learned Social Behavior
     • THE REWARDS OF AGGRESSION
     • OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING
       • THE FAMILY
       • THE CULTURE

2. What are some theories of aggression?

   • Catharsis?
   • A Social Learning Approach

3. What are some influences on aggression?

   • Aversive Incidents
     • PAIN
     • HEAT
     • ATTACKS
   • Arousal
   • Aggression Cues
   • Media Influences: Pornography and Sexual Violence
     • DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS OF SEXUAL REALITY
     • AGGRESSION AGAINST WOMEN
       • CORRELATIONAL STUDIES
       • EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
     • MEDIA AWARENESS EDUCATION
   • Media Influences: Television
     • TELEVISION’S EFFECTS ON BEHAVIOR
       • CORRELATING TV VIEWING AND BEHAVIOR
       • TV VIEWING EXPERIMENTS
       • WHY DOES TV VIEWING AFFECT BEHAVIOR?
     • TELEVISION’S EFFECTS ON THINKING
       • DESENSITIZATION
       • SOCIAL SCRIPTS
       • ALTERED PERCEPTIONS
       • COGNITIVE PRIMING
     • Media Influences: Video Games
       • THE GAMES KIDS PLAY
       • EFFECTS OF THE GAMES KIDS PLAY
   • Group Influences

4. How can aggression be reduced?