PSYCH260: Social Psychobiology - Aggression Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about aggression, covering definitions, types, motivations, and perspectives (evolutionary, social-cognitive, social-learning, socio-cultural).

Aggression

Behavior intended to injure or harm another, characterized by an intentional and not accidental element, with the goal to hurt or harm somebody else.

Physical Aggression

Hurting someone else’s body.

Social Aggression (Relational Aggression)

Hurting someone else’s feelings or threatening their relationships.

Direct Aggression

Behavior intended to hurt someone to their face.

Indirect Aggression

Behavior intended to hurt someone without direct face-to-face confrontation, sometimes involving hiding your identity.

Emotional (Hostile) Aggression

Aggression motivated by anger, where the goal is to relieve angry feelings through injuring others.

Instrumental Aggression

Aggression that is a means to some other end.

Evolutionary Perspective on Aggression

Aggression has the potential to increase reproductive success, especially under circumstances related to survival/reproductive success (gaining resources, acquiring/retaining a mate, defending loved ones).

Social-Cognitive Perspective on Aggression

The way we think about our world (attention, interpretation, judgement, memory) can make us more aggressive; cognitive processes can prepare us to be aggressive.

Social-Learning Perspective on Aggression

Aggression can be learned and reinforced through direct reward, direct punishment, or observing outcomes.

Socio-Cultural Perspective on Aggression

The norms and standards of one’s culture can make someone more/less aggressive.

Culture of Honor

A set of cultural norms that state people should defend their honor/reputation with violent retaliation if necessary.

Cyberaggression (Cyberbullying)

Intentional use of electronic means to aggress individuals.

Monoamine oxidase A gene (MAOA-L)

Low activity leads to aggression