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| behavior intended to injure another |
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| behavior intended to express dominance or confidence |
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| attempt to hurt without face-to-face conflict (rumor/gossip) |
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| intended to hurt in a face-to-face conflict (fight) |
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| stems from angry feelings (child throws a tantrum because their parent won't buy them a toy) |
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| hurting someone in order to accomplish another (nonaggressive) goal (tickle-me-elmo) |
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| indirect expression of an aggressive impulse away form the person or animal that elicited it |
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| discharge of aggressive impulses |
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| Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis (original) |
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| the theory that aggression is an automatic response to any blocking of goal-directed behavior |
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| Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis (reformulated) |
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| the theory that any unpleasant situation will lead to emotional aggression to the extent that it generates unpleasant feelings |
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| Excitation-Transfer Theory |
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| the theory that anger is physiologically similar to other emotional states and that any form of emotional arousal can enhance aggressive response |
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| a group of personality characteristics, including time-urgency and competitiveness, that is associated with higher risk for coronary disease |
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| the feeling that one has less than the others to whom one compares oneself |
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| Cognitive-Neoasociation Theory |
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| theory that any unpleasant situation triggers a complex chain of internal events, including negative emotions and negative thoughts. Depending on other cues in the situation (such as weapons), these negative feelings will be expressed as either aggression or flight |
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| the tendency for weapons, such as guns, to enhance aggressive thoughts, feelings, and actions |
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| theory that aggression is learned through direct reward or by watching others being rewarded for aggressiveness |
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| individual characterized by impulsivity, irresponsibility, low empathy, grandiose self-worth, and lack of sensitivity to punishment. Such individuals are inclined toward acting violently for personal gain |
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| a statistical combination or results from different studies of the same topic |
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| Differential Parental Investment |
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| the principle that animals making higher investment in their offspring (female as compared to male mammals, for instance) will be more careful in choosing mates |
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| a form of natural selection favoring characteristics that assist animals in attracting mates or in competing with members of their own sex |
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| a set of societal norms whose central idea is that people (particularly men) should be ready to defend their honor with violent retaliation if necessary |
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| Defensive Attributional Style |
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| a tendency to notice threats and interpret other people's behavior as intended to do one harm |
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| assessment of the likely beneficial effect of aggressiveness balanced against the likely dangers |
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