...I appreciate how you stress that we must be mindful of our own aggressive tendencies due to the fact that we are purposefully trying to harm someone. The presentation by Catherine Weber (2017) talks about relational aggression which is “intended to damage a relationship through manipulation, for example by social exclusion, silent treatment, spreading rumors or cyber bullying” (PowerPoint). Currently, cyber bullying is a major problem, especially among preteen and teenage girls. This type of behavior falls into the category of indirect aggression which is “behavior intended to hurt someone without face-to-face confrontation” (Kenrick, Neuberg & Cialdini, 2015, p. 314). The sad things is that these young girls who use cyber bullying as...
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...Video Games Negative or Positive? Do video games have a direct correlation with the aggression and violence in the people who play them? This is the controversy discussed in the following articles. Jack Hollingdale of the University of Sussex, UK and Tobias Greitemeyer of the University of Innsbruck, Austria have collaborated in writing The changing face of aggression: the effect of personalized avatars in a violent video game on levels of aggressive behaviors. Hollingdale and Greitemeyer argue that “Studies have found that exposure to violent video games correlates negatively with helping behaviors in the real world and, as a result, exposure to violent video games poses a public health threat to children and youth” (Hollingdale and Greitemeyer 1). However, Christopher J Ferguson from Texas A&M International University, the department of behavioral applied science and criminal justice, sees the more positive side of the violent video games. In his article Blazing Angels or Resident Evil? Can Violent Video Games Be a Force for Good he disputes that “the negative effects of violent games have been exaggerated by some elements of the scientific community, fitting with past cycles of media-forced moral panics” (Ferguson 1). Both articles use statistics and specific examples to prove their thesis. Ferguson uses the claim of value more than claims of fact which seem to discredit his argument. Hollingdale and Greitmeyer support their thesis with psychological studies...
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...being bombed. There are many physiological solutions that can decrease violence acts within the country, there is nothing known in this world to be hopeless especially to psychologists. The media has to start finding efficient and effective solutions with social psychologist rather than projecting the responsibilities on officials. There are many innocent people that are between those violent people, thus the military or police are unable to use full power against them. It is very important to recognize the main issue behind the violence in Egypt. Male aggression is influenced by the economic requirements of the culture a man grows up in. This shapes up men’s beliefs about when is it necessary to use violence. Freud said that the ego, the second system to emerge, is a referee between the needs of instinct and the demands of society. It bows to the realities of life, putting a rein on the id’s desire for sex and aggression until a suitable,...
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...more dominant protagonist because he is the catalyst for the men changing, he is the hero of the story, and he showed the men that they didn’t have to be controlled anymore. McMurphy is the protagonist because he is the catalyst for the men changing physically and emotionally. McMurphy, not fully understanding his fate, was an intelligent stubborn cheerful man. He got the men to laugh and smile for the first time since they were admitted, and he did it by sticking up and harassing Nurse Ratched. The men started to get a type of “cheerful” happiness that allowed them to escape reality for a couple seconds. The men joked by calling McMurphy a “Bull Goose Looney”(Kesey 16). This showed that McMurphy added a lightheartedness tone to the group that allowed the men to be happy: “The inmates of the mental ward to which the court sent McMurphy are alert to his electrically-charged laughter and cunning spontaneity” (Francis). Another reason McMurphy is the catalyst for the men changing is because he taught the men to lighten up and realize that they weren’t crazy. He wanted them to know that they didn’t belong in a mental ward because everyone has something wrong with them. For example when McMurphy convinces the men to play a game of basketball with the Black Boys, one shows strong aggression during the game. This shows that they have the capacity to show aggression just like McMurphy does. Another example of aggression from the Black Boys would be when they torment George Sorenson for...
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...bs_bs_banner Journal of Applied Social Psychology 2013, 43, pp. 1862–1868 The changing face of aggression: the effect of personalized avatars in a violent video game on levels of aggressive behavior Jack Hollingdale1, Tobias Greitemeyer2 1 2 University of Sussex, UK University of Innsbruck, Austria Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jack Hollingdale, University of Sussex, Pevensey Building, Brighton, BN1 9RH, UK. E-mail: j.hollingdale@sussex.ac.uk doi: 10.1111/jasp.12148 Abstract Video game developments allow players to design their own personalized avatars. Previous research has shown that this capability increases levels of aggression within socially acceptable forms of violence. Using the general aggression model (GAM), the current study examined the effect of avatar personalization on behavioral aggression within a violent video game. Participants who played a violent video game and designed their own avatars were significantly more aggressive than those who played the same violent video game with a generic avatar, and were also more aggressive than those who played the nonviolent video game, regardless of whether or not they designed their own personalized characters. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed. Games present opportunities to behave in ways that are exhilaratingly wicked and dangerous—out of reach in real life. Freedom from consequences, and hence a feeling of escaping, is...
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...Cyberbullying is a large issue in many schools. The issue stems from the fact that technology is ever adapting and changing and the younger generations are adapting and changing with it. It is sometimes easier for students to victimize one another when the anonymity of the computer screen, cell phone, or tablet is there. Something that Accordino and Accordino (2012) found was, “it is critical to provide methods for improving student-parent relationships. A major aspect of a good relationship between middle school students and parents is positive and open communication” (p. 25). This shows that having a face to face relationship with parents is helpful to make students less connected with technology and more connected with a relationship....
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...Round Table Discussion #2: Friday Afternoon June 16, 2017 Ally ship is Rooted in Co-Liberation: A 21st Century Perspective on Addressing Personal Biases and Micro aggressions in the Profession Presenters: Kijua Sanders-McMurtry-Assoc. Vice President and Dean or Community College Diversity, Agnes Scott College and Kristian Contreras, Director of Diversity Programs, Agnes Scott College. This interactive workshop discussed developing skills related to ally ship. I must say I had never heard of the term ally ship until this workshop. Understanding now that the definition is “an active, consistent, and difficult practice of unlearning and re-evaluating”. The focus was how as leaders we must steer a combative political climate in America, and how our biases and issues of identity affect our behaviors, which may have lasting effects on diversity and inclusion initiatives on college campuses....
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...Social Psychology: Tying it all Together Dawn Halpin PSY 301: Social Psychology Dr. Dominello 01/28/2015 From birth until death, we are relentlessly interacting with the people we come in contact with. Social psychology helps us to identify different aspects not only of ourselves, but the environment in which we work and live. It gives us insight as to how persuasion affects us as individuals as well as a group. It also helps to shed light as why some people judge others. Social psychology also helps us to understand how influences lead us to conform as well as become obedient. It also addresses the many dilemmas we face individually, as a group and in society. When we think of ourselves, we have a good idea about who we are as an individual. The person we are today has been influenced by everything we have learned throughout our lifetime. “Self-concept is a general term used to refer to how someone thinks about or perceives themselves” (Mcleod, 2008). “Our feelings, thoughts, beliefs, and opinion of ourselves are a collection of things we know about our self” (Feenstra, 2013). I used to be a person that would worry and stress about things that were coming up or trying to figure out how I would get through the tough times, but I have learned to rely on friends, family and God. When I think back to the times that I would worry about everything that is an example of self-concept. I used to keep my thoughts and feeling to myself to avoid being judged. Our self-schema...
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...CONCEPT LEARNING CHECK 16.2 Person Perception and Musical Tastes Culture and Attitudes CONCEPT LEARNING CHECK 16.4 Explaining Persuasion 16 Learning Objectives Social Psychology 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Define social psychology. Compare and contrast social cognition, social influence, and social norms. Describe the core social motives. Illustrate social categorization. Discuss how stereotypes and subjectivity impact personal perception. Explain the various types of attribution. Describe the components of attitudes. Illustrate the different ways to influence attitudes. Differentiate between conformity, obedience, and compliance. Describe the biological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects of prejudice, aggression, and attraction. Discuss the pros and cons of group influence on an individual. 16.5 Conformity and Obedience Conformity The Power of the Situation: The Stanford Prison Experiment Obedience Milgram’s Experiment Media Impact: The Impact of TV, Movies, Music, and Videogames Group Polarization Groupthink Individual Influence Factors in Attraction Competence Proximity Physical Attractiveness Similarity Reciprocity CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION...
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...A strange scientific debate that has gone on for the better part of the century, right alongside why men have nipples, may have been solved: why are humans the only species with a chin? Researchers at the University of Iowa delved into the question, comparing modern human jaws with the jaws of early humans and Neanderthals. One theory has our chins developing due to mechanical forces, such as chewing. But lead researcher and assistant professor in the Department of Orthodontics Nathan Holton explained in a paper published in the Journal of Anatomy that mechanical forces actually discouraged chin growth. Analyzing 40 people from toddlers to adults and using facial and biomechanical analyses, they found that chewing simply did not give enough...
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...Cumulative disadvantage is defined as the means by which inequalities become worse over time through a series of additions, and influence the life of societies, cohorts and individuals. It is generally acknowledged that all individuals have a right to reach their potential, as we see from Article 29a of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1989). However, the formal educational system perpetuates inequality between groups (Bernstein, 1971; Bourdieu & Passeron, 1977). As a result of the Celtic Tiger economy experienced by Ireland in recent years, there has been a surge of inward migration, which has redefined Ireland’s population profile. According to the 2006 Census approximately 10% of its population was of migrant origin (Darmody, 2011). Cumulative disadvantage constitutes itself in a variety of ways in education, for example, socioeconomic status, language barriers, school segregation, and power dynamics. Socioeconomic status is a major factor affecting children’s educational outcomes. Most immigrants leave their home countries in search of better economic prospects (Achiron, 2012), and once they arrive in the new country, they often settle in communities where there are other immigrants who share their culture. Their children attend school together, and these schools typically have a large share of immigrant students. Resulting from this, these schools usually tend to be more socioeconomically deprived than other schools (Achiron, 2012). This is something...
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...the actual room. The use of the personification creates the idea of how the air or atmosphere in the room is, the air ‘swayed’ as being unstable, changing, attempting to stay normal but fighting to be upright. The ‘sank down on its knees’ (when one is weak, has given up or is in defeat) shows the part of giving up, but did not sink all the way down, this could present that the feelings are still trying to fight back without giving up completely....
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...transmitted message nonverbal form of communication that is done by simply changing the mood or characteristic of a face. Facial expressions are a form of communication that is especially used in the animal world. You will often see animals out in the wild, such as hyenas, large wild cats, wild dogs and primates for example change their form of expression to communicate. These animals will show teeth for example to demonstrate aggression or a warning. The same concept or idea applies for humans and they way the communicate. An individual can smile for example while telling a story which would demonstrate happiness or humor. Yet, while a simple frown of the face and downward eyebrows will demonstrate anger or unhappiness. Facial expressions use facial shapes and orientation of eyes, eyebrows, mouths, lips, and the position of the head. By doing so, this will create various forms of wrinkles and folds within the facial area. The most important source of change in facial expression is the set of muscular movements produced by facial muscles, which provide the most substantial changes in facial appearance over short time durations and contribute most to nonverbal communication by the face. Other shorter term origins that may contribute to expressions are blood flow and glandular secretions. As a generalization, muscular activity contributes expressive variation on a background of more slowly changing or static expressive sources. These latter sources include the sizes, positions...
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...As children grow into teenagers and young adults they will face many struggles and hardships. Although that is normal, depression rates are becoming more abnormal and continuously increasing through time. A surprising 11.2 percent (Noguchi) of teens have major depression with an even larger 25 percent suffering from anxiety (Noguchi) and shows no signs of lowering, leaving people questioning how the depression rates have risen so high and so quickly in these young people. There are many factors in what causes depression of youths and the overwhelming rise of it alongside anxiety and social phobias. Many teens repress their feelings of anger which leads to a buildup of stress and eventually ends in major depression and outbursts. Yet they are...
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...The field of social psychology is greatly interested in the study of feelings, thought and actions of people in social setups. Conversely, it also looks at the effects of other people on those feelings, actions and thoughts. It also deals with the behavior of individuals in groups and group behaviors themselves. Social psychology employs a scientific perspective in terms of how people think about others, how they relate with others and how they influence each other. The perception of our own self in relation to the world surrounding us plays a very vital role in the way we make our choices, how we behave in various contexts and the beliefs we hold dearly to ourselves. On the other hand, the opinions we get from others also have an impact on our behavior and the way we view ourselves. Our study of social psychology will better our understanding of the way groups affect how we behave and how our interactions are based on our own social perceptions . Our social behaviors are directed towards achieving certain goals, may it be short term or long term. Some of these goals include the need to maintain social connections, the feeling of gaining a better understanding of ourselves and others, the need to have protection and the wish of establishing companionship with other people. The acting self is divided into two, though both parts work together to achieve a unified totality. There is the legislative branch which is self-identity and the executive branch that constitutes self-entity...
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