DIRECT AGGRESSION

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N., Pam M.S.
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Aggressive behaviour towards a source of anger or frustration. Compare displaced aggression.

DIRECT AGGRESSION: "Joe showed his direct aggression to the person he was angry at."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. FRUSTRATION-AGGRESSION HYPOTHESIS
  2. DISPLACEMENT
  3. ASSERTION
  4. ANTISOCIAL AGGRESSION
  5. SCAPEGOAT THEORY
  6. ANIMAL AGGRESSION
  7. SEXUAL AGGRESSION
  8. PREDATORY AGGRESSION
  9. ESCALATION OF AGGRESSION
  10. DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DIRECT AGGRESSION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/direct-aggression/ (accessed September 23, 2021).
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