Psychology › Section L · Social psychology › Topic L.6
Aggression
Why do people hurt each other, and why do onlookers sometimes fail to step in? This topic covers the biological, emotional and learned roots of aggression, bullying online and off, and the bystander effect, including the true story behind its most famous example.
In this topic
- What counts as aggression
- Biological influences
- Frustration and aversive events
- Learning to be aggressive
- Bullying and cyberbullying
- The bystander effect
- The Kitty Genovese story: what really happened
- The bystander effect today
- Worked example: classifying aggression
- Worked example: a group chat pile-on
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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