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| Physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm. |
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| Aggression driven by anger ad performed as an end in itself.(Also called affective aggression.) |
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| Aggression that is a means to some other end. |
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| An innate, unlearned behavior pattern exhibited by all members of a species. |
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| frustration-aggression theory |
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| the theory that frustration triggers a readiness to aggress. |
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| the blocking of goal -directed behavior |
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| the redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration. Generaly, the new target is a safer or more socially acceptable target. |
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| the perception that one is less well off than others with whom one compares oneself. |
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| The theory that we learn social bahavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished. |
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| positive, constructive, helpful social behavior, the opposite of antisocial behavior. |
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| culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various situations. |
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| Define hostile and instrumental aggression. |
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| Describe theories attempting to explain why persons behave aggressively. |
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| Discuss situational influences on aggressive behavior. |
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| Discuss means by which aggressive behavior may be reduced. |
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| Describe theories of aggression that incorporate biological, emotional, and learned responses. |
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| Describe how aversion and arousal may contribute to aggressive behaviors. |
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| Describe Gerbner's enculturation hypothesis. |
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| How does viewing depictions of violence result in acts of violence? |
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| Describe procedures for reducing acts of aggression. |
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