SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: The Good Feeling, Cardiac Surgery, Longitudinal Study

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Glavin

Document Summary

Any behaviour intended to harm another person that the target person was to avoid. Helping that is intended to provide aid to someone else w/out expectation of any award. The good feeling that may result is the reward. Freud: we have an innate urge to destroy. Aggressive/altruistic behaviour is selectively targeted to increase the chances that our own genes will be passed on to subsequent generations. Evaluating the evolutionary explanation of aggression and altruism. Aggressive/altruistic behaviours are learned --> bandura (1961) doll study. Many children learn aggressive behaviour from their parents. A longitudinal study of 717 boys found that boys who experienced harsh parenting practices at ages 10-12 were more likely to be involved in violent dating relationships at age 16. Clary and miller (1986): parental influences on future child volunteering. Research studies on violent and media consistently report moderate positive correlations btwn television viewing and aggressive behaviour. Varied conditions: number of other students (bystanders) participating (2; 5; 6)