Aggression

Question 1

Assertion aggression

Answer 1

no intent to harm anyone, a robust and powerful movement.
Within rules of the game

Question 2

Instrumental Aggression

Answer 2

the intent is to harm but within the rules of the game (boxing)

Question 3

Hostile aggression

Answer 3

intent to harm somebody but its outside the rules of the game (dysfunctional behaviour)

Question 4

causes of aggression

Answer 4

• copying or modelling others behaviours
  -excessive pressure to win
• rivalry
• intense hostile environment (away crowd)
• poor performance
• innate characteristics (genetically aggressive)

Question 5

Instinct Thoery (nature, trait)

Answer 5

Freud
Behaviour predictable
Aggression genetically determined
Agrression instinct will surface when we feel threat.
catharsis can be experiences -sport and competitive games can be seen as an outlet for agression.

Question 6

social learning theory (nuture)

Answer 6

Bandura
learnt response, not genetically determind
if reinforced we are more likely to copy
learnt through environement- MKOS, media, socialisation
OBSERVE-IDENTIFY-REINFORCE-COPY

Question 7

Aggressive Cue hypothesis

Answer 7

BERKOWTZ
fustration leads to increase in arousal
fustration doesnt lead to aggression but leads to a ‘readiness’ for aggression
triggered only by ‘provocative environmental cues’
due to environmental queue, triggeres off genetic trait

Question 7

what is catharsis referred too

Answer 7

cleansing of the soul.
if you dont get away with it there will be an increase in fustration

Question 8

Frustration aggression Hypothesis (interactionalist)

Answer 8

DOLLARD
fustration builds up when goal is constantly blocked
Ego orientated performers become fustrated quicker
Interactionalist because aggression is due to the environment triggering off genetically inherited traits
if aggressive act is sucsessful, it released feel good factor ‘catharsis’

Question 9

how to prevent aggressive behaviours in performers.

Answer 9

• talk to player, calm them down and generate clear goal
• positively reinforce non-aggression behaviour
• substitute player
• de-intensify situation
• punish, sanction aggressive behaviour