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Aggression
Neural and hormonal mechanisms, evolutionary explanations, and social psychological theories
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Neural mechanisms in aggressionRole of the limbic systemRole of the amygdalaPrefrontal cortex dysfunctionRole of serotonin in aggressionLow serotonin hypothesisHormonal mechanisms: testosteroneTestosterone and aggression researchChallenge hypothesisMAOA gene and aggressionBrunner's researchWarrior geneGene-environment interactionEvaluation of biological mechanismsGenetic factors in aggressionTwin studiesAdoption studiesEvaluation of genetic explanationsEthological explanation of aggressionInnate releasing mechanismsFixed action patternsLorenz's hydraulic modelRitualistic aggressionEvaluation of ethological explanationEvolutionary explanations of human aggressionAggression as adaptiveMale-male competitionSexual jealousyMate retention strategiesAggression and statusEvaluation of evolutionary explanationsFrustration-aggression hypothesisDollard et al. original theoryBerkowitz reformulationAggressive cuesWeapons effectEvaluation of frustration-aggression hypothesisSocial learning theory of aggressionBandura's researchObservational learningVicarious reinforcementSelf-efficacyEvaluation of SLT of aggressionDe-individuationAnonymity and reduced self-awarenessZimbardo's researchDiener's researchEvaluation of de-individuationInstitutional aggression in prisonsDispositional explanation: importation modelPre-institutional factorsEvaluation of importation modelSituational explanation: deprivation modelDeprivation of liberty, autonomy, securitySykes' five deprivationsEvaluation of deprivation modelMedia influences on aggressionResearch on media effectsComputer games and aggressionDesensitisationDisinhibitionCognitive primingEvaluation of media influence research
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