Aggression: Biological, Developmental, and Social Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781461376989 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 241 str.

Seymour Feshbach; Jolanta Zagrodzka

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Biological Influences on Aggression. Conceptual and Ethical Problems Raised by the Study of Brain-Behavior Relationships Underlying Aggression; P. Karli. Is the Predatory Behavior a Model of Complex forms of the Human Aggression? J. Zagrodzka, E. Fonberg. The Role of Substance P Receptors in Amygdaloid Modulation of Aggressive Behavior in the Cat; M.B. Shaikh, A. Siegel. Alcohol¿s Effects on Physiology and Aggression: What Is the Nature of the Link? P.F. Brain. Developmental Influences on Aggression. Learning Aggression from Models: From a Social Learning Towards a Cognitive Theory of Modeling; B. Björkqvist. Attitudes Towards Violence and the Direction of the Development of a Child¿s Aggression; L. Kirwil. Emotional Instability, Physical and Verbal Aggression and Prosocial Behavior as Precursors of Scholastic Achievement and Social Adjustment; G.V. Caprara, et al. A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Aggressive and Depressive Tendencies in Elementary School Age Boys and Girls; S. Feshbach, et al. Social Influences on Aggression. Poverty and Violence; L.D. Eron, et al. Can Outfit Be Aggressive? Values and Images of Punks; K. Lagerspetz.. Is a War a Consequence of Human Aggression; R. Hinde. On the Determinants and Regulation of Impulsive Aggression; L. Berkowitz. The Psychology of Aggression: Insights and Issues; S. Feshbach. Index.