Aggression Definitions Biological explanations –Psychoanalytic theory –Ethological theory –Biological explanations –Evaluation

Frustration-aggression theory Original formulation –Frustration-aggression link –Predictors of magnitude of aggression –Displaced aggression –Effect of excuses –Evaluation

Berkowitz’s revision –(Aversive events)-(readiness to aggress) link –Aggressive cues –Cognitions about appropriateness of aggression Evaluation Frustration-aggression theory cont.

Anger is often reinforced –Instrumental aggression –Attentional rewards –Vicarious rewards Social-learning theory

Aggression is frequently modeled –Experimental evidence –Violence on TV How much violence is there? Does it have any effect? What should you do to reduce its effects? Social-learning theory cont.

Network for low-aggressive individuals

Network for high-aggressive individuals