Aggression & Culture
Behavior that is intended to harm another person who is
motivated to avoid that harm
What is Aggression?
Behavior performed to help others.
What is prosocial behavior?
A women was attacked brutally in her NYC apartment at night after work and supposedly there were 38 witnesses yet no one helped.
What is the kitty genovese case?
the fear of confirming the stereotypes that others have about one’s group
What is Stereotype threat?
the stereotype that attractive people are more gifted, What is beautiful is good stereotypeintelligent, safe, less deviant, obtaining more opportunities as a result.
What is -- What is beautiful is good stereotype?
Influence on Aggresion
What is Neural, Genetic, biochemical, and physiological?
Focuses on the evolutionary benefits of passing down genes rather than just individual survival.
What is inclusive fitness?
What are factors that people might fail to help/seek help?
What is fear of social blunders, anonymity, and costs vs benefits?
prejudice directed at racial groups that exists alongside the rejection of explicitly racist beliefs
What is Modern Racism?
Being overly critical, contempt, defesiveness, and mental withdrawal
What is -- Harmful ways of dealing with conflict.
Cultures that emphasize honor and social status, where aggression is often used to protect one's honor.
What is Culture of Honor?
The phenomenon where the more people are present, the less likely individuals are to help, and the longer it takes for help to be offered.
What is Bystander Intervention Effect?
when we can’t see each other’s responses, we believe someone else will take care of it.
What is the diffusion of responsibility?
___ are the feelings and affective, ___ is the behavior/action, ___ s the cognitive/thoughts
What is Prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes?
___ is the state of intense longing and sexual desire while ___ is the commitment to care and support a partner.
What is Passionate and Comanionate Love?
What study demonstrated southern aggression responses
What is Umichigan studies?
Prosocial behavior performed without the expectation of any reward.
What is altruism?
An experiment was conducted where male college students were filling out questionaires. Some were either alone or with others, when smoke came through the vents, those accompanied by others were less likely to seek help rather then the ones that were alone. What study conducted this experiement?
What is the Latane and Darley study?
Reframing and Self-Labeling can help what?
What is a way to reduce prejudice effects?
Proximity, familiarity, similarity, and admirable characteristics are a determinant of what?
What is attraction?
A drunk male started flipping tables and chair after his favorite football team lost. What influenced him to be aggressive?
What is biochemical? -- High alcohol
Altruism towards close relatives enhances the survival of mutually shared genes
What is kin selection fitness?
___ are less likely to recieve help after 45 years particularly in life or death situations.
What is Women?
the attitudes or stereotypes that unconsciously affect our perceptions, actions, and decisions
What is implicit Bias?
Understanding your partner's perspectives, being affectionate, showing you care, quality time, maintaining trust, and learning how to handle conflict is benefical practices of what?
What is long-term?