PSY 329 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Dominance Theory, Peer Victimization, Extraversion And Introversion
11 Jul 2019
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Causes of peer victimization: it"s in our bones. Evolutionary theory - argues against a common contention: bullying is the result of maladaptive behavior. Bullying is particularly common in social mammals. Reproductive resources - physically dominant males intentionally and repeatedly harm less powerful males. Socially dominant females repeatedly harass or kill the young of less powerful females. Behavior can extend beyond the bully/victim dyad. Larger animals intentionally and repeatedly harass other animals for food. Bullying serves an adaptive function in securing: Evidence from humans - bullying helps secure mates: Food/goods (money, consumer goods, preferred playing/eating areas) Social status (become more popular; more dominance) Found in every country where it"s been studied. Heritable - genetics accounts for 73% of variation in victimization. The big five: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness. Prevalence rate of 10-60% in adolescents (100-600 million adolescents every year). Low honesty-humility (e. g. willingness to exploit) is associated with more bullying perpetration.
