Aggression

Question 1

Aggression in sport

Answer 1

Main purpose is the intention to harm another participant/ player/ umpire/ spectator

Question 2

Examples of aggression

Answer 2

verbal aggression and physical aggression

Question 3

Aggression does not include accidently injuring or harming and doesn’t include eyeballing or intentionally damaging equipment. True of false

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Types of aggression

Answer 4

assertion aggression
hostile aggression
instrumental aggression
Channelled aggression

Question 5

Assertion aggression

Answer 5

Sometimes called channelled aggression

No intent to harm

Legitimate force within the rules of the game

unusual effort

e.g. NFL BIG TACKLES

Question 6

Hostile aggression

Answer 6

intent to harm but goal to harm

Increased arousal and anger involved
Rugby chris ashton and manu tullagi

Question 7

Instrumental agression

Answer 7

Intent to harm but to goal win

Used as a tactic “dirty play”

no anger, illegal in all sports bar boxing

Question 8

instinct theory

Answer 8

aggression is innate and instinctive

caused by survival of the species

sport releases built up aggression, catharsis

Question 9

frustration aggression theory

Answer 9

aggression caused by frustration
The person is being blocked from achieving his goal causing him to drive towards a source of frustration.

Question 10

Social learning theory

Answer 10

aggression is learned by observation of others behaviour then imitation of this aggressive behaviour it is then reinforced by social acceptance of the behaviour

Question 11

Aggressive cue hypothesis

Answer 11

Frustration causes anger and arousal which causes readiness for aggression

This can be initiated by an incident during performance (the cue). This is a learned response.

Question 12

Example of each of the types of aggression

Answer 12

INSTINCT: Reaction after someone shoves you in rugby you shove back

INSTRUMENTAL:
Trying to harm or injure the best player in the team to gain an advantage

HOSTILE:
punching a player in response to something within the game or

Frustration:

Question 13

Channelled aggression

Question 14

Responsibility for aggressive behaviour

Answer 14

The performer or influenced by others e.g. officials, parents, teachers/coaches.

Question 15

Causes of aggression

Answer 15

Physiological arousal

Underdeveloped moral reasoning

Bracketed morality

and others