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Social Psych Stangor

Chp 10

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aggression behavior intended to harm another person; physical or nonphysical
amygdala core area of human brain that helps us learn to associate stimuli with rewards/punishments they provide. when stimulated, in humans or animals, they become more aggressive
catharsis the (generally false) idea that engaging in less harmful aggressive actions will reduce tendency to aggress later in more harmful way
cognitive/instrumental aggression intentional and planned, aimed at hurting someone to gain something; ex: hitman; first degree murder
culture of honor social norm that condones and even encourages responding to insults with aggression
desensitization tendency,when we have seen large amounts of aggression, to become habituated to it; such that the subsequent exposures produce fewer and fewer negative emotional responses
emotional/impulsive aggression occurs with only small amount of forethougt or intent, and is determined by impulsive emotions
non-physical aggression does not involve physical harm to the other; ex: criticizing and rumors
prefrontal cortex part of brain that serves as control center for aggression
serotonin neurotransmitter found to inhibit aggression
testosterone male sex hormone, which relates to aggression
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