aggression

Question 1

def of agg

Answer 1

the intent to harm, outside the rules of the game

Question 2

what is the difference between aggressive and assertive behaviour

Answer 2

agg - intent to harm, outside of rules, reactive, deliberate and hostile
ass- within rules, controlled, well motivated, goal directed and no intent to harm e.g hitting ball hard as a return in tennis to gain adv over opp

Question 3

what are the theories of agg

Answer 3

instinct theory
frustration-aggression hypothesis
social learning theory
aggressive cue theory

Question 4

what is instinct theory in terms of agg

Answer 4

• born with agg tendencies and ceratin sits bring it out of us (if enough provocation) - innate
• e.g due to a foul or playing at home ground
• builds up over time and once agg act occurs feels catharsis

Question 5

criticisms to instinct theory

Answer 5

• some agg tendencies are learnt rather tahn innate
• not all ancestors were agg (gatherers) - not everyone has genetic tendencies

Question 6

what is the frustration agression hypothesis

Answer 6

• dollard
• inevitable agg will ocur when an inds goal are consistently blocked as causes a build up of frustration
• build up is released by agg act - catharsis
• not all frustration leads to agg - some can control
• e,g opp in football constsntly blocks path might get frustrated and push them

Question 7

what is social learning theory in terms of agg

Answer 7

• agg is a learned resp, copied from others - esp if reinforced
• observe, identify, reinforce, copy - e.g if see preoss footballer foul and ref misses and unsettles other player therefore gaining an adv are more likely to copy
• most likely to be copied by a sig other, live, consistent, powerful and bright agg

Question 8

what is the agg cue hypothesis

Answer 8

• frustration leads to an inc in arousal - inc likelihood of agg if socially learnt cues are present (if arent present then oppositie occurs)
• e.g fly half being constantly hit with hard tackles - player may lash out if behav has prev been allowed by coach etc but if knows will be punished then less likely
• other agg cues - playing against players who are known to be dirty, local derbie (hostile environments)

Question 9

methods for preventing agg

Answer 9

• dont reinforce agg acts in training
• punishment for agg - fines, sending off, subsititution
• walk away from sit
• use mental rehersal to lower arousal
• point out responsibilities to the team
• channel agg into assertion

Question 10

what is instrumental agg

Answer 10

• within rules
• harm or injury is accidental
• goal directed