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Flashcards in Aggression Deck (9)
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Aggression

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Intent to harm outside the rules, hostile behaviour

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Assertion

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Well motivated behaviour within the rules

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Instinct theory of aggression

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It is spontaneous and innate

Trait within the person (innate)

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Catharsis

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Cleansing the emotions using sports as an outlet for aggression

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Frustration aggression hypothesis

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Aggression is inevitable when frustrating circumstances cause our goals to be blocked

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The aggressive cue hypothesis

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Suggests that aggression is caused by a learned trigger

Aggression only occurs if learned ‘cues’ are present

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Social learning Theory aggression

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Aggression is learned from experience, coaches, role models and significant others.
Aggressive behaviour will be copied if it is reinforced

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How to prevent aggression?

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Don’t reinforce aggressive acts in training 
Sending players off
Teach relaxation
Applying rules consistently and fairly
Set goals on performance not outcome
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4 stages of social learning theory

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Observe, identify, reinforced, copy