CJUS 4016

Name: James Morgan

Chapter 3 Assignment
1. How does aggression differ from violence? Differentiate affective aggression from
instrumental aggression.
Aggression differs from violence because aggression is a sense of hostile or violent behavior, which can
be verbally, mentally and physically towards a person or thing. ith aggression there is a eagerness to
attac!. "iolence is a broad term of behavior, which involves bodily force to either damage, hurt, or !ill
someone or something. Affective aggression is an emotional approach where if a person was !ic!ed then
that person would get even by hurting that other person bac!. #nstrumental aggression is aggression used
as a offensive way to achieve a goal. $ne e%ample could be a person stealing out a grocery store for
personal gain.
&.hat is the frustration'aggression hypothesis? How is it similar to the revised frustration'aggression
hypothesis?
(he frustration'aggression hypothesis is a theory that aggression can be the result of bloc!ing, or
frustrating, a person)s efforts to attain a goal. #ts similar to the the revised frustration'aggression hypothesis
because *er!owit+ contends that aggression is the result of an fundamental interaction between an interior
emotional state and discriminative stimulus that are available in the environment. A person can)t rely on a
person)s frustration to be the only effect to produce aggression. A frustrating situation creates a eagerness to
become aggressive, depending on circumstances.
,.ho according to *andura, what group is the most prominent source of behavior modeling for children?
-ocial .edia. /hildren would imitate would they would see and hear on television., especially if
they)re watching violent material.
0.hy are the antisocial and narcissistic personality disorders prone to aggressive behavior?
*ecause most people that are antisocial and narcissistic don)t !now how to cope with society and
usually annoy, manipulate or treat others either gratingly or with insensitive impassiveness, which
causes them to act hostile or violent towards a person or thing.
1. hat is the common law definition of rape? How has this definition been statutorily
modified in many states?
(he common law definition of rape is the unlawful se%ual intercourse with a woman by a man
without her consent and by means of fear or force. .any states argue the evidence of one being
into%icated and not having a clear mind to decided rather to don)t or have se% if as!ed. (he
definition has been modified in many states by adding the term salutatory rape, which at least one
person is below the age re2uired to legally consent to the behavior. .any states have different age
consent laws stating how old the person has to be to engage in se%ual activity with a person of the
right age range.