PY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Monoamine Oxidase A, Amygdala, Bystander (Magazine)
18 Oct 2016
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Any behavior that involves the intention to harm another. Factors influencing aggression: age: kids are more aggressive, heat: makes people irritable, biology: boys are more aggressive, culture. Stimulating or damaging the amygdala or hypothalamus can lead to changes in the levels of aggression. Low levels of serotonin associated with: aggression in adults, hostility and disruptive behaviors in children. Maoa gene, or the (cid:862)(cid:449)arrior gene(cid:863: not a (cid:862)(cid:448)iolence gene(cid:863, associated with the regulation of amygdala and neurotransmitters (serotonin) Violence varies within cultures at different times. Culture of honor: belief system in which men are primed to protect their reputations through physical aggression. Why are humans prosocial: motivated by empathy, selfish motives. Providing help when it is needed, without any apparent reward for doing so. A woman in new york city was raped and beaten outside of her apartment complex and no one helped her and she eventually died: no one helped her because:
