explanations of group displays of aggression The adaptive and functional benefits of aggressive behaviour must outweigh the possible costs in order for it to be favourable. Acquisition of status and access to mates are some of the primary motivators of aggression in non-human animals‚ but there are many theories as to why humans have adapted. One of them is the Power-Threat Hypothesis‚ which represents the fear of a political power being in the hands of a minority group. If a minority group poses a threat
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DISCUSS TWO OR MORE EXPLANATION OF GROUP DISPLAY AS AN ADAPTIVE RESPONSE The first explanation of group display as an adaptive response is lynch mobs. Social transitions and the need for conformity have been cited as the fundamental cause of American lynchings because of the fear of the Negro‚ and a lynch law was a means of social control. Of the documented lynchings in the late 1800s‚ nearly three quarters of victims were black it is said that “lynch mobs were more active during that period since
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HUMAN AGGRESSION Craig A. Anderson and Brad J. Bushman Department of Psychology‚ Iowa State University‚ Ames‚ Iowa 50011-3180; e-mail: caa@iastate.edu‚ bushman@iastate.edu Key Words violence‚ harm‚ theory‚ general aggression model ■ Abstract Research on human aggression has progressed to a point at which a unifying framework is needed. Major domain-limited theories of aggression include cognitive neoassociation‚ social learning‚ social interaction‚ script‚ and excitation trans-fer
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Discuss one or more evolutionary explanations of group display in humans. Group behaviour can possess an adaptive advantage for the individuals within the group‚ which is why it can appear in particular social situations. An example of this appears within sports crowds. Natural selection favours genes that cause human beings to be altruistic towards members of their own group‚ yet intolerant towards outsiders (xenophobia). It would be adaptive to exaggerate negative stereotypes of outsiders‚ as
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Discuss two or more explanations of group displays as an adaptive response Individuals act differently in a group to when they are on their own. Group displays may be an adaptive response for individuals within the group. An example of group displays is lynch mobs. A lynch mob is a group of people who kill people for a presumed offence‚ without legal authority. In the 19th century over 3‚000 lynchings of black people occurred in the USA‚ due to a number of different reasons. One proposed explanation
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Essay: a) Outline explanations of group display in humans (15 marks) b) Criticially evaluate one or more of your explanations of group display in humans (10 marks) Part A Group display of aggression (behaviour with intent to harm) in ancestors has been seen as an adaptive response‚ promoting inter-group harmony and mutual defence. Lynch mobs have been explained by social transition and the need for conformity‚ for example‚ Myrdal (1944) found that black lynchings in the USA were due to fear
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EVOLUTIONARY EXPLANATIONS Animal Aggression Lorenz- aggressive behaviour in animals have the following functions: • Selection of the fittest for survival • Aggression will protect the young animals for survival • Distribution of animal territories What are the criticisms of Lorenz? Human Aggression Benign Aggression and Malignant Aggression Nelson: the 3 basic factors affecting human aggression • Process of Learning: Social Learning theory-observation/imitation‚ Learning strategies
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Feline Aggression Towards Humans Feline aggression is the second most common problem seen by behaviorists‚ topped only by house soiling. When aggression is directed at humans it can be a frightening situation‚ especially when children are involved‚ who may be unable to read the warning signs and physical cues that can precede an attack. Cat bites and scratches are painful and can transmit disease or lead to infection. There are a number of causes of feline aggression towards people: Medical problems
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Aggression Is a Part of Human Nature Aggression is something that you see everyday from turning on the television to watch the daily news to playing one of your favorite video games. This is something that is a part of human nature and will always be a part of our social life. There are many influences in our society and within us that can make aggression arise more frequently. These are genetic influences‚ neural influences‚ and biochemical influences. Some influences on aggression are believed
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Discuss one or more evolutionary explanations of group display in humans. (25 marks) Group display in humans has been studied by a variety of psychologists both classic and contemporary. Psychologists such as Le Bon believe that crowd behaviour is explained through the individual taking on the ‘psychology’ of the crowd’. Essentially‚ the actions of a crowd can be explained through situational factors‚ such as convergence in one location‚ or the result of normless situations where people look to
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