Evolutionary explanations of aggression Evolutionary psychologists argue that reproductive challenges faced by our ancestors can explain the aggressive behaviour seen in people today. A man can never be certain that he is the father of his wife’s children unless he prevents her having relationships with other men. This can explain why male jealousy is often cited as a cause of domestic violence. In many countries it is seen as acceptable to murder an adulterous wife or her lover e.g. among the Nuer
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“Discuss explanations of institutional aggression” (8+16 marks) Institutional aggression is aggression that occurs within groups or institutions (prisons) or between groups (genocide). Prison statistics within group aggression inside an institution‚ in 2007 Beck and Harrison estimate 70‚000 inmates are victims of sexual violence whilst in prison. In 2010 the League for Penal Reform found that recorded assault incidents rose by 61% between 2000 and 2009. In 2011 there were over 15‚000 prisoner
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Freud and Jung- The Unconscious The unconscious is hypothetically a region of the mind that contains desires‚ recollections‚ fears‚ feelings and thoughts that are prevented from expression in the conscious awareness. One of the most influential philosophers who made theories about the unconscious and its aspects is of Sigmund Freud. Freud distinguished between three different concepts of the unconscious: descriptive unconsciousness‚ dynamic unconsciousness
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Conscious & Unconscious The predominant school of thought on hypnosis is that it is a way to access a person’s unconscious mind directly. Normally‚ you are only aware of the thought processes in your conscious mind. You consciously think over the problems that are right in front of you‚ consciously choose words as you speak‚ consciously try to remember where you left your keys. But in doing all these things‚ your conscious mind is working hand-in-hand with your unconscious mind‚ the unconscious part
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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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Aggression is defined as the overt behavior of initiating hostilities or launching attacks. In psychology‚ aggression relates to many different types of behavior. Originally‚ aggressive behavior is defined as one person is intended to injure or irritate another people. However‚ it is difficult to know or to measure if a person’s behavior is intentional‚ especially in children. Hence‚ when researchers carry out studies on aggression‚ the operational definition of aggression is often referred to the
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heightened aggression. Yet‚ no previous research has examined whether desensitization explains the association between game exposure and aggression. For this reason‚ Engelhardt‚ Bartholow‚ Kerr‚ Bushman (2011) examined this association through an empirical experiment. After participants played a violent or a non-violent game‚ acute desensitization was examined using the amplitude of the P300 component of the event-related brain potential elicited by photographs showing real violence. Aggression was measured
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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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Evaluate explanations of institutional aggression (16 marks) Strengths In Irwin and Cressey (1962) study they don’t look at inmates having one value. They look at the subcultures within prison. This shows the nature of the inmates as well as how they were brought up and accept other values. This is also supported by Blomberg & Lucken (2000) study on inmates. However you could counter this point by saying its reductionist because it reduces down behaviour to measurable units. Weaknesses
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Genetic influences on aggression Genes do not directly cause aggression but influence elements of our biology that contribute to it. This can be demonstrated through the following methods; 1.Animal Breeding Studies In animal breeding studies‚ animals are selectively bred for certain traits. If it is possible to breed for aggression‚ this would suggest that genes contribute to aggressiveness. Lagerspetz (1979) bred 25 generations of mice. In each generation‚ she chose the least aggressive individuals
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