J. Merrill
Psy 300
Study Guide
#3
FINAL EXAM HELD
FRIDAY,
9:00-10:40
Aggression
Types
Biological
theories – instinct, neural influences, biochemical influences
frustration-aggression
hypothesis
Social theories
- effects of rewards, observational learning
Influences
on aggression – pain, cues, media, effect of the group
Reducing
aggression
Catharsis
hypothesis
Definition
of aggression
Attraction and Intimacy
Ostracism
Proximity –
definition, functional distance
Anticipatory
liking
Mere
exposure effect
Effect of
attractiveness on dating
Matching
phenomenon
Physical
attractiveness stereotype
Similarity
Complementarity
Effects of
praise and criticism on liking
Self-esteem
and attraction
Reward theory
of attraction
Sternberg’s
triangular theory of love
Passionate
love
Gender
differences in love
Helping
Definition of
altruism
Theories –
social exchange theory, internal rewards, reciprocity norm, social
responsibility norm, kin protection, kin selection, evolutionary psychology
Bystander effect
– definition, bystander’s effect on helping
Effects of modeling,
time, similarity, gender on altruism
Diffused responsibility
Effects of
faith, personality on altruism
Increasing helping
– increasing responsibility, guilt, concern for image, socialization,
overjustification effect