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Aggression, Bullying, Bystander Effects, and Intergroup Cooperation

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Summary

Aggression is a form of human behavior that can cause harm and pain. Understanding its motives and possible causes helps us distinguish different kinds of aggression and think more clearly about how to respond to it.

Aggression is behavior intended to cause harm or pain to another person. The motive behind the behavior helps distinguish hostile aggression from instrumental aggression.

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Hostile aggression
Anger-driven behavior intended to cause another person pain.
Instrumental aggression
Aggression used as a means to achieve a goal.
Frustration-aggression theory
The proposal that blocked important goals can cause frustration and may lead to aggression.
Evolutionary perspectives on aggression
Explanations proposing that aggression may have served functions related to dominance, mating, or reproduction.
Bullying
Repeated negative treatment that harms or humiliates someone, often involving a power imbalance.

Quiz questions

  1. Which features help distinguish bullying from a one-time conflict?Answer: Repeated harmful treatment and an imbalance of power.
  2. When witnesses are present during an emergency, which action makes responsibility for getting help more concrete?Answer: Ask a specific witness to contact emergency services.
  3. What is a superordinate goal in intergroup cooperation?Answer: A shared objective that groups must work together to achieve.
  4. Which action is an example of psychological or social bullying?Answer: Deliberately isolating a peer from group activities.
  5. Which feature can make cyberbullying difficult to escape?Answer: Digital messages can reach people beyond the original setting.

Based on Psychology 2e by Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins, Marilyn D. Lovett (OpenStax), licensed CC BY 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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