Outline and evaluate one or more social explanations of aggression. Aggression has been defined as ‘any form of behavior directed towards the goal of hurting or injuring another human being or animal that is motivated to avoid such treatment’ (Baron). Various types of aggression have been identified; person-orientated aggression‚ which is when the main goal is to harm another person and instrumental aggression‚ when aggression is used in order to achieve a desired goal. An important
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Introduction: Aggression in sport has always been a major issue. Whether it be insults thrown around a school yard playground during a game of football. To hateful attacks on other players‚ be it physical or verbal‚ in the premier division of any sport. It can be a problem for the individual who is acting aggressive‚ such as a disciplinary action or the recipient of the aggression‚ for example they could suffer injury as result. This can have a larger effect. Sporting teams can lose key players
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Critically examine the case for innate ideas A fundamental part of a rationalists belief is that we obtain knowledge in thought by just thinking rather than from experience‚ for these reasons the idea that we are born with innate ideas are crucial to any rationalist. In this essay I will explore the concept of innate ideas and the rationalist’s arguments to support the idea and also the empiricists ideas to argue against the idea. The idea of innate ideas is that from birth we already have ideas
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References: Lorenz‚ K. (1966). On aggression. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Daly‚ M. & Wilson‚ M. (1997). Crime and conflict: Homicide in evolutionary psychological perspective. Crime & Justice‚ 22‚ 51–100. Bartol‚ C. R.‚ & Bartol‚ A. M. (2011). Criminal behavior a psychological
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Aggression is it ‘Nature’ or ‘Nurture’ During our lifetime every one of us feels anger and aggression occasionally‚ some more than others‚ maybe as a child in the play ground or later as an adult when somebody cuts you up when you are driving along. But what causes anger and aggression and why do we all suffer from it? Well there are lots of different theories to what causes aggression and where aggressive behaviour comes from. So throughout this essay I will examine the different concepts and theories
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hair color are determined by specific genes encoded in each human cell. The Nature Theory takes things a step further to say that more abstract traits such as intelligence‚ personality‚ aggression‚ and sexual orientation are also encoded in an individual’s DNA. Therefore‚ it is argued that intelligence is innate. People are born with it. There are also beliefs that the more folds you have in your brain‚ the more intelligent you are as your brain contains more neurons. Intelligence can be inherited
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Evolutionary psychologists believe that aggression is linked through genes and has been maintained biologically as people have adapted to the changing physical and social demands of the environment. In the past‚ males that found other mates desirable found it necessary to compete with other males. The most successful male was the most aggressive. This aggressive behaviour made sure that the fittest males survived and were more successful in securing mates and passing on their genetic fitness to their
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Many historians have disputed over the origins of World War I‚ who started it‚ who is to blame for the outbreak of the war? And there are no accurate answers to the questions. To support the statement "Germany was responsible for the outbreak of World War I" to a full extent is impossible. First of all the war was never a World War until much later (arguably not until us intervention in April 1917)‚ second there were many other factors and countries involved in the outbreak of World War I. First
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’against’ arguments with regard to innate and learned behaviour. A. The ’nature versus nurture’ debate is a subject much discussed in the subject of psychology. It concerns an individual’s ’innate’ qualities versus that of ’learned’ experiences. The behaviour which people are born with is called innate behaviour‚ as opposed to learned behaviour‚ which is gained through experience. Nativists believe this behaviour to be natural & instinctive. Reflexes are innate behaviour‚ and infants are born
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Question: In your own words‚ detail ‘for’ and ‘against’ arguments with regard to innate and learned behaviour. Feel free to include your own opinion‚ but be sure to justify it. Try to include equal amount of information for both sides. Use at least 500 words for your answer. Answer: The innate verses learnt or nature verses nurture argument is a subject that has been theorized and debated by scientists‚ psychologists and philosophers for hundreds of years. It is a question that can be dated
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