PSYCH 1101 Chapter 13: Social Psychology
30 Nov 2016
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Ultra-social: form societies in which large numbers of individuals divide labor and cooperate, hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, termites, naked mole rats, humans. Aggression: behavior with the purpose of harming another, not something for own sake, but for getting resources, frustration-aggression hypothesis. Animals aggress when their desires are frustrated. Cause of aggression=negative affect, frustrated desire is one of things that induces negative affect: animals become more aggressive whenever they feel bad, biology and aggression. Elicit aggression to challenge status or dominance. Makes people feel powerful and confident in ability to prevail. Can be just as aggressive but tends to be more premeditated than impulsive. Less to aggress without provocation or with physical injury. Slightly less likely to aggress when provoked and in ways that cause psychological injury. More likely to aggress by causing social harm: culture and aggression. Vary through time: becoming kinder and gentler. Vary with geography: south more aggressive but politer when not triggered.
