Social Psychology David G Meyers 11th edition Chapter 10 "Aggression"
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Aggression
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Physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone.
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Hostile Aggression (type 1)
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Aggression that springs from anger; its goal is to injure.
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Instrumental Aggression (type 2)
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Aggression that aims to injure, but only as a means to some other end
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Instinctive Behavior
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An innate, unlearned behavior pattern exhibited by all members of a species
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Frustration-Aggression Theory
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The theory that frustration triggers a readiness to aggress.
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Frustration
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The blocking of goal directed behavior.
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Displacement
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The redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration.
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Relative Deprivation
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The perception that one is less well off than others with whom one compares oneself.
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Social Learning Theory
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The theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished. (Bobo doll experiement)
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Prosocial Behavior
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Positive, constructive, helpful social behavior; the opposite of antisocial behavior.
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Social Scripts
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Culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various situations.
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Catharsis
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Emotional release. (The catharsis view of aggression is that the aggressive drive is reduced when one \"releases\" aggressive energy, either by acting aggressively or by fantasizing aggression.)
