Discuss explanations of institutional aggression. (24 marks) Institutional aggression is any violent behaviour that exists within certain institutions. The aggression may be a defining feature of the group‚ for example the army or the police. Or it may just be a readily acceptable ‘normal’ behaviour e.g. the events that took place in Abu Grahib Prison in Iraq. There are two main explanations of institutional aggression; dispositional factors and situational factors. Dispositional factors can be
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The biological approach to aggression includes the belief that genetic factors play a role in aggressive behaviour and lies within an individual’s genetic make-up. There is supporting evidence of a genetic component of aggression. Psychologists have looked at twin studies to try and find evidence for a genetic basis o compare the degree of similarity of aggression between sets of monozygotic (MZ) twins and dizygotic (DZ) twins. In general it was found that aggressive behaviour is more highly correlated
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Ms. Fidler ENG Comp I 7 October 2012 Violence in the Media causes Aggression in Children There have been lots of debates and studies discussing the impact that media violence has on children. Research has shown that media violence does affect the behavior in children. Media violence also causes aggression in children’s behavior. Psychology studies have shown how children think. “A young child is a human being who‚ unlike their elders‚ is still engaged in the fundamental process of developing
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concept I recently learned about is the Iceberg Metaphor of the unconscious mind. In this metaphor‚ the small bit of the iceberg that is visible above the water represents the conscious mind‚ or the part of the mind used for analyzing and making decisions based on information that is brought from the unconscious (or rises spontaneously). The large‚ massive part of the iceberg UNDER the water‚ however‚ represents the subconscious‚ or unconscious part of the mind. This part of the mind controls the majority
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Discuss evolutionary 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
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Discuss evolutionary explanations of human aggression One evolutionary explanation of human aggression is sexual jealousy. Infidelity triggers sexual jealousy which is an evolved adaptive response to infidelity. Men have developed many strategies from vigilance to violence to stop their partner committing adultery. Men never know for certain that the baby is theirs and could be investing in another man’s baby. In a questionnaire‚ if women reported that their partner did not like them talking to
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REDUCTION IN AGGRESSION AND PEACE From the perspective of evolutionary psychology‚ aggression is not singular or unitary phenomenon. It represents a collection of strategies that are manifested under specific contextual conditions. Evolutionary psychologists attempt to understand human behavior by studying the role of evolutionary pressures on modern humans. One of the most interesting areas of study for evolutionary psychologists is human aggression. According to Live Science
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Qi Mu English 112 Oct 23‚ 2012 Violent Video Games Increase Aggression Since the advent of Violent Video Games (VVGs)‚ they have become more and more popular. Now‚ VVGs enjoy unprecedented popularity. According to a 2008 Pew Research Center report‚ 95% of children play video games‚ and among them‚ more than half play VVGs (Violent Video Games) (“Violent Video Games and Young People”). A question may be raised: Does VVGs harm people? Many say they don’t. Perhaps they didn’t know many researches
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Outline and evaluate genetic factors in aggression The use of twin studies helps explain how there could be genetic factors in aggressive behavior. There are two types of Twin‚ monozygotic (identical) and Dizygotic (non-identical). If both types are studied in terms of aggression and the M-Z twins are more similar in aggressive behaviour it would suggest there is a genetic influence on aggression. Coccaro et al found that when comparing MZ and DZ twins‚ over 50 % of variance in aggressive behaviours
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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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