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Social Psych Ch 10
Source: Social Psychology 10th Ed. David G. Myers
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Psychology
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11/07/2010

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aggression
Definition
Physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone.
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hostile aggression
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Aggression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself. (Also called affective aggression.)
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instrumental aggression
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Aggression that is a means to some other end.
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instinctive behavior
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An innate, and unlearned behavior pattern exhibited by all members of a species.
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frustration-aggression theory
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The theory that frustration triggers a readiness to aggress.
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frustration
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The blocking of goal-directed behavior.
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displacement
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The redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration. Generally, the new target is a safer or more socially acceptable target.
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social learning theory
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The theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished.
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catharsis
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Emotional release. This view of aggression is that aggressive drive is reduced when one "releases" aggressive energy, either by acting aggressively or by fantasizing aggression.
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prosocial behavior
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Positive, constructive, helpful social behavior; the opposite of antisocial behavior.
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social scripts
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Culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various situations.
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