DOMINANCE AGGRESSION

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N., Pam M.S.
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Form of animal aggression involving one animal having a higher status over the others by the use of threats or attacks. See animal dominance.

DOMINANCE AGGRESSION: "The dominace aggression is shown by one menber of a group of animals."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. FEAR-INDUCED AGGRESSION
  2. INTERMALE AGGRESSION
  3. REPRESENTATIVE FACTORS
  4. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
  5. ANIMAL AGGRESSION
  6. ANTIPREDATORY AGGRESSION
  7. WEANING AGGRESSION
  8. PREDATORY AGGRESSION
  9. ANIMAL DOMINANCE
  10. FRUSTRATION-AGGRESSION HYPOTHESIS
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DOMINANCE AGGRESSION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/dominance-aggression/ (accessed May 15, 2021).
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