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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
05/08/2007

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Term
Straw Poll
Definition
group members make a decision in a non-binding vote
Term
Instrumental Aggression
Definition
“cold”, concerns inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value
-Premeditated
Term
Hostile Aggression
Definition
"emotional", impulsive behavior with intent to harm someone
Term
Active aggression
Definition
harming others by performing some behavior (spreading rumors)
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Passive aggression
Definition
withhold behavior to upset another person (don’t do the laundry)
Term
Innate
Definition
Freud believed that we had the need to release our aggression
Term
Learned
Definition
-Lorenz – convinced ducks that he was their mother
-Bobo doll study – modeling others behavior – children imitate aggression
Term
Inner causes
Definition
-Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis: Frustration causes aggression
-Berkowitz – changed the frustration/aggression hypothesis
-said people can be aggressive without being frustrated
-Children are more aggressive, but adults are more fatal
Term
External Causes
Definition
-Weapons effect – like Milgrim’s experiment, but a pistol was put in their view
-Led to most people shocking to the max
-Chemicals: Alcohol
-Media
-Unpleasant environment – hot weather, bad smells, crowd, loud noise
Term
Serotonin
Definition
low amounts lead to aggression
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Reducing aggression
Definition
when Kris gets angry he throws and hits things
Term
acts of violence
Definition
By high school, kids have seen 200,000 acts of violence
Term
Porn
Definition
increases violence against women
Term
Initial attraction
Definition
-Mere exposure effect – more exposed you are the more you like them
- Showing random combo of letters on a screen -> people like the combos most shown
Term
Physical attractiveness
Definition
Matching phenomenon – we go out with people of same attractiveness
Term
Hatfield study
Definition
-Assigned people to each other at a mixer
-Only those who thought their partner was attractive would choose to go out with them ago
Term
Female/Male relationships
Definition
-Older men date young women for fertility
-Young women date older men for security
-Women like men who are ambitious and industrious
Term
relational aggression
Definition
harming someone elses relationship
Term
ingratiation
Definition
people actively trying to get someone to like them
Term
propinquity
Definition
being next to someone on a regular basis
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empathy-altruism hypothesis
Definition
empathy motivates people to comfort others
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negative state relief theory
Definition
people help others to relieve their own stress
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pluralistic ignorance
Definition
people look to you and you look to people on how to behave
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