PSYC 61580 Study Guide - Twin Study
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Chapter 10: aggression: what is aggression? (2 types) Aggression: physical or verbal behavior that is intended to hurt another person. Two types: doesn"t include accidents or assertive acts, hostile/emotional aggression. Springs from anger and goal is to injure someone. Example: keying ex-boyfriend"s car: instrumental aggression. Focuses on injury as means to some other end. Account for 50% of aggressive quality (50% nature, 50% nurture) Twin studies: identical twins share similar aggressive qualities, non-identical twins do not necessarily share aggressive qualities, if keep breeding aggressive animals, get a super-aggressive animal (rat. Longitudinal research: observed violent behavior in 3-year-olds without intervention, aggression as child = aggression as teen (stable trait) Serotonin (neurotransmitter: explain the alcohol shocking study. Gave participants opportunity to shock others; use of alcohol increase chance of shocking and increased level/intensity of shock. By observation, we learn behavior: modeling: observing others doing some behavior, reinforcement: punishment or reward, explain the bobo doll study.
