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13 Cards in this Set
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Aggression
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Intentional behavior aimed at doing harm or causing pain to another person
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Hostile Aggression
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Aggression stemming form feelings of anger and aimed at inflicting pain
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Instrumental Aggression
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Aggression as a means to some goal other than causing pain
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Eros
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The instinct toward life, posited by Freud
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Thanatos
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According to Freud, and instinctual drive toward death, leading to aggressive actions
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Amygdala
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An area in the core of the brain that is associated with aggressive behaviors
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Serotonin
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A chemical in the brain that may inhibit aggressive impulses
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Testosterone
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A hormone associate with aggression
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Frustration-Aggression Theory
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The idea that frustration—the perception that you are being prevented form attaining a goal—increases the probability of an aggressive response
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Aggressive Stimulus
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An object that is associated with aggressive responses (e.g., a gun) and whose mere presence can increase the probability of aggression
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Social Learning Theory
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The idea that we learn social behavior (e.g., aggression) by others and imitating them
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Scripts
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Ways of behaving socially that we learn implicitly form our culture
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Catharsis
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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 fantasy of aggression—relieves built-up aggressive energies and hence reduces the likelihood of further aggressive behavior
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