what is meant by the term aggression?
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What is meant by the term Aggression?. Task. In your groups you are going to try and explain the recent riots across England, using one of the psychological approaches you have studied: Psychodynamic Biological - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What is meant by the term Aggression?
TaskIn your groups you are going to try and explain
the recent riots across England, using one of the psychological approaches you have studied: PsychodynamicBiological
With one of these explain the behaviour, and also assess the strengths and limitation of this explanation.
Feedback in 10minutes to the rest of the class.
Social Learning Theory (SLT)Social learning is learning through
observation, imitation and modelling or another person or role model.
Created by Albert BanduraIt is behaviourist, but does take into account thought processesTherefore it is also cognitive
Process of ModellingATTENTION.RETENTIONREPRODUCTIONMOTIVATION.
Remember ARRM.
ExampleJane dyes her hair pink because her
favourite celebrity has done so. First Jane paid attention to what the
celebrity had doneJane then retained this informationJane was capable of reproducing the
behaviour of dying her hairJane was motivated to dye her hair pink and
did so
Factors involved in SLTThe more similar the role model
is to the observer, the more likely that the behaviour will be imitatedSame genderSame age or older
Also, if the role model is seen in a positive lightHigh statusLikeable
Social Learning theory and AggressionBandura: aggression is learnt through the
observation of others.( Models)Vicarious learning is when we watch
others get rewarded or punished for behaviour, then we imitate the behaviour depending on the consequences.
Reciprocal determinism is when the individual and the environment interact and impact on each other shaping our behaviour.
Success of modellingModels are imitated depending on:
Consequences of models behaviourStatus, same sexPaying attentionEncouragement of behaviour.ConsistencyRelevance e.g. aggressive is viewed as a
male characteristic.Appropriate. Male aggressive models more
likely to be imitated.
Applying Social Learning Theory to Aggression
TASKUsing the three aspects of SLT (ARRM, factors
involved in SLT and vicarious learning) explain how children might become aggressive. Think about which models children might learn this behaviour from.
Support/CriticismsSupport for the SLT theory of Aggression
Limitations of SLT theory of aggression.
Banduras’ Bobo Doll experiment evidence
Feldman’s research using practical applications in Prisons to reduce aggressive behaviour.
Zimbardo’s Prison study. Guards internalised aggressive and abusive behaviour
Kaufman (1987) aggressive parents raise aggressive children who go onto to be aggressive towards their own children.
Modelling cannot explain all aggressive behaviour.
Fails to take into account Biology or cognitive factors such as decision making.
Based largely on lab studies
Determinist Bobo - doll designed for
play not real aggression.