| Assignment Number 9 Discussion/Writing Assignment Moeller Chapter 2. Overview of aggression. Pages 24-34. |
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Name _____________________ Date due: 10-5-04 Psychology/Criminal Justice 317 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
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| Please staple the questions to your answers or write out the questions as well as the answers. Having the questions available in the small group will facilitate discussion. |
| 1. | Summarize the principal point of the lecture from Berkowitz and Donnerstein on "External Validity is More than Skin Deep." | ||
| 2. | Define aggression. Be sure to include all the components of the definition. Provide an example of aggression from your personal experience or from the media. Be sure to include all the components of the definition. (24) | ||
| 3. | Define the catharsis hypothesis. How well does the empirical evidence support the idea of catharsis? Explain why. Venting one's anger leads to what outcome (Tavris, 1982)? Provide an example from your personal experience or from the media of this effect of venting one's anger. (26-27) | ||
| 4. | Describe the important distinction between learning and performance. Give an example from your personal experience or from the media of the distinction between learning and performance. Please be sure your example is clear in illustrating this distinction. (28) | ||
| 5. | Define negative reinforcement. Differentiate between negative and positive reinforcement. Give an example from your personal experience or from the media of negative reinforcement. (29) | ||
| 6. | Define the differential association/reinforcement theory. Give an example from your personal experience or from the media. (31) | ||