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Aggression is physical or verbal behavior intended to someone. Sigmund Freud and Konrad Lorenz theorized that aggression is an .
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Research has identified influences upon aggression including complex systems, heredity, and blood .
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John Dollard and his associates proposed that , or the blocking of goal-directed behavior, invariably leads to aggression. Leonard Berkowitz, in a revision of the theory, states that frustration creates which when coupled with aggressive may be released as aggression.
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By experience and by others' success we learn that aggression often pays. Albert Bandura contends that aggressive acts are most likely when we are by aversive experiences and it seems safe and to aggress.
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Animals' reactions to shock indicate that may provoke aggressive acts. Temporary climate variations affect one's behavior, and has been shown to increase aggression. Crowding and being by another are also conducive to aggression.
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The catharsis hypothesis predicts that the aggressive drive will be after one releases aggressive energy. In some experiments aggressing has actually led to aggression.
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Social learning theory proposes we reduce aggression by and modeling cooperative, nonaggressive behavior. We might also reduce brutal portrayals on television and children against the effects of media violence. Since aggression is increased in the presence of aggressive cues, limiting the availability of can reduce violence.





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