ch. 11: aggression

emotional/hostile aggression

aggression in which one inflicts harm for its own sake on another

instrumental aggression

aggression in which one inflicts harm in order to obtain something of value

aggression

physical or verbal behaviour that is intended to harm another individuals who is motivated to avoid such treatment

catharsis

release of surpressed energy of emotion

instinct theory of aggression

a theory that describes aggression as innate biological drive

social learning theory

theory that describes as learned by observing or modelling others behvious as well as by the prescence of punishments and rewards, or reinforcements

frustration-aggression theory

a theory that frustration always leads to the desire to behave aggressively, and that aggression is cause by frustration

displacement

people tendency to agress againts others when the sourceof frustration is unavailable

cognitive-neoassociation theory

a theory that describes aggression as caused by experiencing negative affect of any kind, which in turn evokes aggression-related thoughts, memories, feelings and ideas

arousal-affect/excitation transfer model

a model describing aggression as influence by both the intensity of the arousal and the type of emotion produced by the stimulus

general aggression model

a model proposing that both individual differences and situational factors lead to aggression related thoughts, feelings, and/or physiological arousal

desensitization/disinhibition

the reduction of psychological reactions to a stimulus (e.g. violence)due to repeated exposure to stimulus

punishment

the provision of unpleasant consequences to try to reduce a negative behaviour