PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Longitudinal Study, Impulsivity, Truancy
13 Dec 2016
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Psyc 3450 chapter 9 (shaffer): aggression and antisocial conduct. Behavioural and intentional definitions of aggression environment organism be discharged through some form of violent, destructive behaviour: emphasizes consequences of action rather than the intentions of the actor. Hydraulic view of aggression: hostile, aggressive energy would build up to a critical level and then. Intentional definition of aggression any action intended to harm or injure another living being, Thanatos freud"s name for inborn, self-destructive instincts, which were said to characterise all. Bandura and others argue that (cid:498)aggression(cid:499) is really a social label that we apply to various acts, We can think of aggression as behaviour that"s intended to frustrate, harm, injure, or deprive. Is often difficult to tell whether a harm-doer had a harmful intent, let alone to be confident about whether the aggressive behaviour of older children, adolescents, or adults is hostile or instrumental in character.
