Aggression: Human Nature Or Nurture Interaction?

Aggression is a complicated phenomenon affected by hereditary and psychosocial factors. The meaning of aggression by society is physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm. Many social psychologists have argued the topic of aggression with various viewpoints. According to Myers & Twenge, hostile aggression is aggression that springs from anger because its goal is to injure. (pg. 355) However, (Myers & Twenge, 2011) states that "instrumental aggression aims to injure, too, but only as a means to some other end." (pg. 355) According to Saul McLeod, nature vs. nurture is a distinct viewpoint of behavior that is a result of either inherited (genetic) or obtained (learned) characteristics of aggression. We think of life as a natural ability that influences genetic inheritance and other biological factors. Nurture impacts external factors after conceptions, the product of exposure, experience and learning in an individual. Is aggression human nature or social nurture interacting? According to many social psychologists, there are only three ideas associated with aggression. There are biological influences, frustration and learned behavior. Many may presume there are more weaknesses or strengths in these particular perspectives. Although, many meaningful debates have been researched on whether or not aggression is human nature or social
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