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| Intentional behavior aimed at doing harm or cause pain to another person |
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| aggression as a means to some goal other than causing pain |
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| aggression stemming from feelings of anger and aimed at inflicting pain |
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part of human nature
Eros- instinct toward life
Thanatos- instinct toward death |
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| Frustration- Aggression Theory |
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| the idea that frustration- the percepted that you are being prevented from attaining a goal- increases the probability of an aggressive response |
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| an object that is associated with aggressive responses and whos mere presence can increase the probability of aggression |
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| The idea that we learn social behavior by observing others and imitating them |
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ways of behaving socially that we learn implicitlyfrom our culture
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| The notion that "blowing off steam"-- by performing an aggressive act, watching others engage in aggressive behaviors, or engaging in a fantacy of aggression-- relieves built up aggressive energies and hence reduces the likelihood of further aggressive behavior |
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