CSP 161 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10, 12: Prosocial Behavior, Relative Deprivation, Kin Selection

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
• Course: CSP 161
• Professor: Andrew Elliot

Document Summary

Aggression physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone. Hostile aggression aggression that springs from anger; its goal is to injure. Instrumental aggression aggression that aims to injure, but only as a means to some other end. Instinctive behavior an innate, unlearned behavior pattern exhibited by all members of a species. Frustration-aggression theory the theory that frustration triggers a readiness to aggress. Frustration the blocking of goal-directed behavior. Displacement the redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration. Generally, the new target is a safer or more socially acceptable target. Relative deprivation the perception that one is less well off than others with whom one compares oneself. Social learning theory the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished. Prosocial behavior positive, constructive, helpful social behavior; the opposite of antisocial behavior. Social scripts culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various situations.