PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Cognitive Map, Passive-Aggressive Behavior, Aggression
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Aggression is the basic ingredient in violent crime. Defining aggression: passive aggressive behaviours interpreted as aggressive in intent, although the behaviour is passive and indirect, hostile aggression response to anger-inducing conditions; goal is to make the victim suffer. Most criminal homicides, rapes, and other violent crimes directed at harming the victim are precipitated by hostile aggression. All of these cases illustrate aggression and violence. I(cid:374) a(cid:272)(cid:272)orda(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)ith buss"s typology, dire(cid:272)t, active aggression of a physical sort occurred in all four cases. Not clear whether scott responded with hostile aggression, but in the other ones it does seem so. It is likely that bush(cid:373)a(cid:374) a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)derso(cid:374)"s (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:895) (cid:272)ontinuum of aggression is involved; i. e. , some of the aggression displayed may have been more automatic than controlled. Cognitive scripts: all men had ample cognitive scripts that might be associated with violence. Zimmerman, as a neighbourhood watch volunteer, was likely familiar with scenarios that might predispose him to play out a scene whereby he.
