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Aggression
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- 1What is Freud's instinct theory?In an effort to explain WWI Freud theorised a death instinct that promotes killing. However universally criticised that we actually have a survival instinct
- 2Ecology, how aggression is used in an animal's natural setting.Aggression can be beneficial to animals, strong survive, young survive and territory spreads. Humans however do not have any innate weapons or inhibitations we have had to create weapons
- 3Explain evolutionary psychology stance on aggression.Aggression reflects our past to gain resources, but you could say it is not in our past (Rwanda). Men are more aggressive to gain female partners more so with males as a male hurting a female will reduce mating chances.
- 4What are some criticisms of instinct evolutionary psychology theories of aggression?Aggression varies dramatically across cultures.
War doesn't always result from territorial disputes but often ideology.
Aggression is often between genetically similar - 5Explain the rule/norm value that aggression follows rules and is not randomFights are ritualised in small villages and have certain criteria, insults, mother settles, crowd gathers
- 6How much are we exposed to violence
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- 200 psyc221 FlashCards sobre Aggression, criado por Loren Smith em 13-10-2016.
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- Loren Smith · out 2016
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