PSYC 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Twin Study, Monoamine Oxidase A

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100B
• Professor: Louise Chim

Document Summary

Aggression = any act intended to harm someone physically or emotionally. Genetic influences: appears in twin studies more in identical, monoamine oxidase maoa gene = more aggressive when provoked. Psychological & socio-cultural factors in aggression: aversive events. Frustration-aggression principle = frustration creates anger, which can spark aggression. When overheated people get more aggressive: media models for sexual violence. Media social scripts = culturally provided mental files for how to react/act we rely on social scripts when we are in new situations and don"t know how to act. = in conclusion, biological, psychological and social-cultural influences aggressive behavior. Proximity: mere exposure effect = repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases our liking for someone familiarity feeds fondness, modern matchmaking, physical attractiveness, similarity. Romantic love: emotions have 2 ingredients physical arousal + cognitive appraisal, passionate love = the key is arousal = an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship.