PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sex Doll, Verbal Behavior, Corporal Punishment
8 Dec 2016
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Physical or verbal behaviour intended to cause harm. Excludes unintentional harm (car collisions) and actions that may involve pain as an unavoidable side effect of helping someone (dental treatment or in extreme cases assisted suicide) Animals exhibit social aggression, characterized by displays of rage, and silent aggression, as when a predator stalks its prey. Humans exhibit hostile aggression, aggression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself, and instrumental aggression, aggression that is a means to some other end. Nearly all terroristic acts are examples of instrumental aggression. Adolescents who bully others-either verbally or physically are also engaged in instrumental aggression, because they often seek to demonstrate their dominance and high status. Murder is usually an example of hostile aggression, usually fueled from an argument, murders are impulsive, emotional outbursts. Aggression is an instinctive behaviour an innate, unlearned behavior pattern exhibited by all members of a species.
