social psych aggression

aggression

any behavior (verbal or phsycial) intended to harm a person who doesn’t wish to be harmed

violence

extreme forms of aggression that has severe physical harm (ex. serious injury or death) as its goal

instrumental aggression

is means to an end/helps you achieve a goal

hostile aggression

is en end in itself; results from anger

catharsis

the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

fails

research ________ to support catharsis

social environment

the ___________ plays a stronger role than biology in influencing whether we choose aggression

southern white males

________________ show extreme sensitivity to threats to prestige or honor; accept violence as a response to these threats

homicide

argument related _________ rates are higher in the south, especially in rural areas

acceptable

aggression is a more ________ response to insults in southern culture

role models

men and women have different _________ for aggressive behavior

men; violence; injury

_____ are more likely to engage in _________ and inflict more serious _______

women; relational

________ are more likely to engage in _________ aggression (gossiping, shunning, or spreading rumours)

relational aggression

harming a person through manipulating the relationship

physiological discomfort

_________________ contributes to aggression

increases

pitchers are more likely to hit batters as the temperature _______

violent media

watching _________ makes a person more likely to act aggressively or violently

priming

seeing a stimulus makes you more likely to think about that stimulus in the future; the process by which recent experiences increase the accessibility of a schema, trait, or concept

scripts

expectations for how events typically occur

confrontation

if you have aggressive scripts, you’re more likely to predict that a ________ will lead to aggression or violence

Both are true

Does violent media lead to violence or do violent people choose violent media?

frustration-aggression hypothesis

we aggress when people keep us from reaching our goals; aggressing reduces these emotions

displacement

when you can’t aggress towards the person who kept you from reaching your goal, so we find an easier target

goal proximity

the closer you are to your goal when you are kept from reaching it, the more frustrated you are

anger

frustration doesn’t always lead to aggression, but it does increase ________

guarantee

anger makes you more likely to aggress, but it does not _______ aggression

absolute deprivation; relative deprivation

being poor (__________) won’t necessarily cause frustration, but being poorer than you think you should be (_________) will

spreading activation

when activation of one thought activates related thoughts

narcissistic personality

exaggerated view of self-importance; deep need for attention and admiration; lacks empathy and concern for others; strong sense of entitlement; arrogant and boastful

antisocial personality disorder

low empathy for others; no concern with whether behavior is right or wrong; antagonistic or manipulative toward other people; unlikely to feel guilt or remorse

the dark triad

three personality traits that tend to occur together: narcissism, psychopathy (antisocial personality with low empathy and remorse), and Machiavellianism (desire to manipulate others to achieve one’s goals; belief that the ends justify the means)

does not; more

catharsis _________ reduce aggression and tends to lead to _____ aggression over time

french

Who would be most likely to expect an apology? Samantha, who is _____ because In many Western European cultures, apologies are seen as an important way to: acknowledge wrongdoing, show respect, restore social order after a mistake

lack of social skills; communication training

__________ is to aggression as __________ is to peaceable solutions. Poor skills push people toward violence; strong communication skills pull people toward cooperation