Outline and evaluate one social psychological theory of aggression

Outline and evaluate one social psychological theory of aggression

1. Can use Social Learning Theory or Deindividuation.

   • Deindividuation= process where normal constraints on behaviour are weakened as a person loses their sense of individuality
     • Anonymity- Deindividuation- Aggression
     • Research Support: Zimbardo- guards with glasses, anonymous so became very aggressive.
       • Mann: Study on crowd baiting, looked at 21 suicides and in 10 cases crowds urged victim to jump.
   • SLT= Idea that we learn through observation. three stages: Observation, Vicarious reinforcement and imitation
     • Study support Bandura: Bobo Doll Study and found that children imitated behaviour of models when seeing them hit a doll violently.
       • Noble argues that there are demand characteristics because he observed a child from the stdudy say "look mummy there's the doll we are meant to hit."

2. Issues with SLT

3. Issues with Deindividuation

   • Johnson and Downing: Nurses in uniforms gave less shocks than people in hoodies etc. This criticises the theory because they state that any uniform should cause deindividuation.
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