| Anderson, C.A. (2000).
Violence and Aggression. Chapter in A.E. Kazdin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of psychology, 8, 162-169. New York & Washington D.C.: Oxford University Press and the American Psychological Association. Summary This chapter defines human aggression and violence and presents major findings and issues concerning these human behaviors. A knowledge structure approach is used to understand the development and modification of aggressive personality. Key distinctions include the affective/instrumental, the proactive/reactive, and the thoughtful/thoughtless distinctions. Situational variables such as provocation and frustration, and individual difference variables such as hostile perception, expectation, and attribution biases are discussed. Prevention and treatment issues are also presented. © Copyright 1997 by Craig A. Anderson Click here to download a pdf version of this article. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this file. You can get a free copy of the Reader at Adobe's web site: |