PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Social Rejection, White Noise, Prosocial Behavior
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Plane carrying president of rwanda (hutu) was shot down. Caused more tension than there was already between hutus and tutsis. Hutus massacred approximately 800,000 tutsis and moderate hutus. Sudanese population (desperate because of drought and starvation) attacked the government, eliciting a similar response to the rwandan massacre from the. Sudanese government (raped and slaughtered tens of thousands of people) Twentieth century was the most violent in history. Hostile aggression: behavior intended to harm another, either physically or psychological, and motivated by feelings of anger and hostility. E. g. , rwandan massacre (hutus seeking revenge on tutsis) Instrumental aggression: behavior intended to harm another in the service of motives other than pure hostility (such as attracting attention, acquiring wealth, or advancing political or ideological causes) E. g. , rwandan massacre (hutus were seeking to displace the more powerful. A situational perspective is crucial to understanding aggression. Certain genes may predispose people to aggression, but these genes only act out in certain circumstances.
