Aggression in Humans
What represents aggressive behavior in humans?
- football games
- verbal abuse
- physical abuse
- corporate backstabbing
- violent crimes
- war
A key component to aggression must involve the “intention” to inflict harm.
What role do hormones play in in human aggression?
- Is human aggression similar to social aggression that occurs in rats?
- Albert et al. (1993) argues that human aggression is not similar to “social aggression”, but rather it appears to reflect defensive aggression (not dependent on steroids).
- Reasons for this view: it is difficult to show a strong and reliable correlation between testosterone levels and aggressive behavior (results are variable).