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T h e N a t u r e a n d N u r t u r e o f A g g r e s s i o n Social Dominance The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill/Irwin

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Social Dominance

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

What is Aggression?

• Instrumental aggression

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Theories of Aggression

• Aggression as a biological phenomenon– Instinct theory

(evolutionary psychology)

– Neural influences– Genetic influences– Blood chemistry

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Theories of Aggression

• Aggression as a response to frustration– Frustration-aggression theory – Frustration-aggression theory revised– Relative deprivation

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Theories of Aggression

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Theories of Aggression

• Aggression as learned social behavior– The rewards of aggression– Observational learning

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Theories of Aggression

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Influences on Aggression

• Aversive incidents– Pain, – Heat– Attacks– Crowding

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Influences on Aggression

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Influences on Aggression

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Reducing Aggression

• Catharsis?• A social learning approach

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Supplemental Slides

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The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Murder Rates Vary

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