Aggression

Question	Answer
Physical aggression	Aggression inflicting physical pain
Verbal/relational aggression	Saying or doing psychologically hurtful things
Hostile aggression	Aggressive behaviour that stems from anger and has the goal of inflicting pain
Instrumental aggression	Aggressive behaviour that inflicts pain.
Kin selection	Behaviours that help a genetic relative are favoured.
Inclusive fitness	We choose mates that survive and help us survive.
Amygdala	Stimulating the amygdala can lead to aggression.
Prefrontal cortex	Regulates aggressive impulses, involved in planning and behavioural regulation.
Testosterone	Injecting testosterone does not increase aggression.
Serotonin	Inhibits aggressive impulses.
Alcohol	65% of homicides and 55% of domestic violence involves alcohol. It disinhibits behaviour.
Frustration aggression theory	Aggression stems from frustration. Not all aggression is the result of frustration.
Relative deprivation	Feelings of discontent aroused by the belief that one fares poorly compared to others.
Neo associationism	Aversive events cause anger. Aggressive stimuli triggers aggressive behaviour - the Gun study.
Social learning theory	"I did what anyone else would do"
Vicarious learning	Learning through observation of others behaviour.
Social modelling of aggression	We learn aggression from observing others and imitating them.
Bobo doll experiment	Physically aggressive children are more likely to have punitive parents.
TV and aggression	Violent TV watching at 8 predicted aggression at age 19.
Desensitization	Reduction in emotion related physiological reactivity in response to a stimulus.
Cultivation	Process by which the mass media constructs a version of social reality for the public.
Intimate violence	Aggression between intimates - date rape, domestic violence.

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