The Ethological Explanation of Aggression (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What does the ethological explanation study to understand human aggression?
What does the ethological explanation study to understand human aggression?
Aggression in animals in natural habitats
What does 'adaptive' mean in the context of the ethological explanation?
What does 'adaptive' mean in the context of the ethological explanation?
Beneficial for survival
Which is a purpose of aggression according to the ethological explanation?
Which is a purpose of aggression according to the ethological explanation?
To gain access to resources like food
What is a fixed action pattern?
What is a fixed action pattern?
Innate behaviours triggered by sign stimuli
What does 'ballistic' mean when describing fixed action patterns?
What does 'ballistic' mean when describing fixed action patterns?
Cannot be stopped once initiated
Fixed action patterns are described as what within a species?
Fixed action patterns are described as what within a species?
Universal - all members show same behaviour
What are innate releasing mechanisms?
What are innate releasing mechanisms?
Specific neurons producing fixed patterns
What is ritualistic aggression?
What is ritualistic aggression?
Behaviours to threaten without harming
Which is an example of human ritualistic behaviour according to the note?
Which is an example of human ritualistic behaviour according to the note?
Clenched fist
What do cultural differences in aggression suggest about the ethological explanation?
What do cultural differences in aggression suggest about the ethological explanation?
Aggression may not be an innate behaviour
Why does the theory have high face validity according to evaluation?
Why does the theory have high face validity according to evaluation?
Humans show similar responses like fight/flight
What did Timbergen 1951 find in stickleback fish during mating season?
What did Timbergen 1951 find in stickleback fish during mating season?
Innate fixed action patterns of aggression