
Aggression
Biological, Developmental, and Social Perspectives
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 23. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 241 pages
978-1-4613-7698-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this volume leading international authorities present the results of their original scientific studies of aggressive behavior. Written in honor of the eminent Polish psychologist, Adam Fraczec, for this work in this area, the contributed chapters highlight the similarities and differences in the findings provided by investigators working in diverse cultural settings.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIII, 241 p.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4613-7698-9 (9781461376989)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-5883-5
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02/1997
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
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Content
I. Biological Influences on Aggression.- 1 Conceptual and Ethical Problems Raised by the Study of Brain-Behavior Relationships Underlying Aggression.- 2 Is Predatory Behavior a Model of Complex Forms of Human Aggression?.- 3 The Role of Substance P Receptors in Amygdaloid Modulation of Aggressive Behavior in the Cat.- 4 Alcohol's Effects on Physiology and "Aggression": What Is the Nature of the Link?.- II. Developmental Influences on Aggression.- 5 Learning Aggression from Models: From a Social Learning toward a Cognitive Theory of Modeling.- 6 Attitudes toward Violence and the Direction of the Development of a Child's Aggression.- 7 Emotional Instability, Physical and Verbal Aggression, and Prosocial Behavior as Precursors of Scholastic Achievement and Social Adjustment.- 8 A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Aggressive and Depressive Tendencies in Elementary School Age Boys and Girls.- III. Social Influences on Aggression.- 9 Poverty and Violence.- 10 Can Outfit Be Aggressive? Values and Images of Punks.- 11 Is War a Consequence of Human Aggression?.- IV. The Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis: A Theoretical Revision and an Overview of the Role of Biological, Developmental, and Social Influences.- 12 On the Determinants and Regulation of Impulsive Aggression.- 13 The Psychology of Aggression: Insights and Issues.