1. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Social Dominance The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill/Irwin

2. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression What is Aggression? Instrumental aggression Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-2

3. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Aggression as a biological phenomenon –Instinct theory (evolutionary psychology) –Neural influences –Genetic influences –Blood chemistry Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-3

4. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Aggression as a response to frustration –Frustration-aggression theory –Frustration-aggression theory revised –Relative deprivation Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-4

5. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-5

6. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Aggression as learned social behavior –The rewards of aggression –Observational learning Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-6

7. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Theories of Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-7

8. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression Aversive incidents –Pain, –Heat –Attacks –Crowding Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-8

9. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-9

10. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Influences on Aggression Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-10

11. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Reducing Aggression Catharsis? A social learning approach Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-11

12. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Supplemental Slides Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-12

13. The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Murder Rates Vary Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 24-13