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Aggression

Aggression. Definitions Biological explanations Psychoanalytic theory Ethological theory Biological explanations Evaluation. Frustration-aggression theory. Original formulation Frustration-aggression link Predictors of magnitude of aggression Displaced aggression Effect of excuses

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Aggression

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  1. Aggression • Definitions • Biological explanations • Psychoanalytic theory • Ethological theory • Biological explanations • Evaluation

  2. Frustration-aggression theory • Original formulation • Frustration-aggression link • Predictors of magnitude of aggression • Displaced aggression • Effect of excuses • Evaluation

  3. Frustration-aggression theory cont. • Berkowitz’s revision • (Aversive events)-(readiness to aggress) link • Aggressive cues • Cognitions about appropriateness of aggression • Evaluation

  4. Social-learning theory • Anger is often reinforced • Instrumental aggression • Attentional rewards • Vicarious rewards

  5. Social-learning theory cont. • Aggression is frequently modeled • Experimental evidence • Violence on TV • How much violence is there? • Does it have any effect? • What should you do to reduce its effects?

  6. Network for low-aggressive individuals

  7. Network for high-aggressive individuals

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