Aggression

• Aggression is any behaviour intended to harm a living being or object by physical or verbal means.
• Accident: to harm without intent.
• Anger: person thinks about, or intends harm, but doesn't carry out aggressive behaviour.
• Violence: severe form of aggression.
• Assertion: Strive for competitive success or make forceful decisive play within the laws of the game , with no intent to harm.
• Instrumental agression is intended to harm to gain an advantage over oppenent with no anger behind the action and sometimes within the rules.
• Hostile aggression's main goal is to cause harm with anger behind the action and it breaks the rules.
• Instinct theory of aggression views aggression as a natural response, it is innate.
• Instinct theory of aggression states aggressive tendancies are stable and predictable.
• Instinct theory of aggression states it is a natural human instinct to defend ourselves and possessions.
• Instinct theory of aggression states aggression can be hard to control.
• Instinct theory of aggression states aggression in sport can be healthy as it is controlled and can be released as catharsis.
• An advantage of instinct theory of aggression is it's true that some people do find aggressive acts are hard to control.
• An advantage of instinct theory of aggression is it's true that aggression can be seen in some parents are children, suggesting it might be innate.
• An advantage of instinct theory of aggression is it's true that aggression can be predicatble in some people.
• A disadvantage of instinct theory of aggression is it is too simple.
• A disadvantage of instinct theory of aggression is aggression is rarely spontaneous, it is usually provoked.
• A disadvantage of instinct theory of aggression is it doesn't consider. the effect of the environment or that aggression is often learned or that aggression can actually be controlled.
• A disadvantage of instinct theory of aggression is it assumes that playing sport reduces aggression however this is not always the case as it can reinforce that aggression is acceptable and increase aggression in people.
• A feature of social learning theory of aggression is if a person watches their role model act aggressively they are more likely to act aggressively.
• Social learning theory would state that if the performer watches someone else be aggressive they might copy and learn to be aggresive.
• A feature of social learning theory of aggression is watching others receive praise for being aggressive van increase aggression in the observer - this is known as vicarious reinforcement - because you are learning aggression through other people.
• A feature of social learning theory of aggression is that if a person has an aggressive upbringing they are more likely to be aggressive, particularly if the agents of socialization such as parents, family, friends act aggressively around and towards them.
• A feature of social learning theory of aggression is direct reinforcement of their own aggressive behaviour can increase aggressive acts, particularly if reinforced by significant others.
• An advantage of social learning theory of aggression is aggression can be learned by watching and copying.
• An advantage of social learning theory of aggression is that aggressive role models can have a big impact on admirers.
• An advantage of social learning theory of aggression is that it considers that environmental factors can impact aggression.
• An advantage of social learning theory of aggression is it explains the difference why some people are aggressive and others aren't.
• A disadvantage of social learning theory of aggression is it doesn't consider genetics.
• A disadvantage of social learning theory of aggression is some people are aggressive without seeing it.
• A disadvantage of social learning theory of aggression is some people realise aggression intends to harm and that is bad so don't copy.
• A disadvantage of social learning theory of aggression is it doesn't explain the impulse to be aggressive.
• A disadvantage of social learning theory of aggression is counter culture behaviours want to be independent and act in their own way, so don't copy others actions.
• A feature of the frustration aggression hypothesis is frustration develops when goal-directed behaviour is blocked.
• A feature of the frustration aggression hypothesis is frustration always leads to aggression.
• A feature of the frustration aggression hypothesis if aggressive act is successful the aggressor feels good and the frustration is released catharsis.
• A feature of the frustration aggression hypothesis is the aggressive act isn't successful and they are punished this could lead to more frustration and more aggression.
• An advantage of frustration aggression hypothesis is it is more realistic than intrinsic theory.
• An advantage of frustration aggression hypothesis is frustration can develop when goal directed behaviour is blocked.
• An advantage of frustration aggression hypotheses is if aggresive acts are unsuccessful it can lead to more frustration.