1. Aggression Definitions Biological explanations –Psychoanalytic theory –Ethological theory –Biological explanations –Evaluation

2. Frustration-aggression theory Original formulation –Frustration-aggression link –Predictors of magnitude of aggression –Displaced aggression –Effect of excuses –Evaluation

3. Berkowitz’s revision –(Aversive events)-(readiness to aggress) link –Aggressive cues –Cognitions about appropriateness of aggression Evaluation Frustration-aggression theory cont.

4. Anger is often reinforced –Instrumental aggression –Attentional rewards –Vicarious rewards Social-learning theory

5. Aggression is frequently modeled –Experimental evidence –Violence on TV How much violence is there? Does it have any effect? What should you do to reduce its effects? Social-learning theory cont.

6. Network for low-aggressive individuals

7. Network for high-aggressive individuals