The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Social Dominance

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Social Dominance The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Social Dominance The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Mc. Graw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression What is Aggression? • Instrumental aggression Copyright ©

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression What is Aggression? • Instrumental aggression Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -2

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression • Aggression as a biological

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression • Aggression as a biological phenomenon – Instinct theory (evolutionary psychology) – Neural influences – Genetic influences – Blood chemistry Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -3

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression • Aggression as a response

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression • Aggression as a response to frustration – Frustration-aggression theory revised – Relative deprivation Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -4

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -5

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression • Aggression as learned social

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression • Aggression as learned social behavior – The rewards of aggression – Observational learning Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -6

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -7

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression • Aversive incidents – –

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression • Aversive incidents – – Pain, Heat Attacks Crowding Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -8

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -9

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -10

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Reducing Aggression • Catharsis? • A social learning

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Reducing Aggression • Catharsis? • A social learning approach Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -11

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Supplemental Slides Copyright © 2012 by The Mc.

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Supplemental Slides Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -12

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Murder Rates Vary Copyright © 2012 by The

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Murder Rates Vary Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24 -13