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Cognitive Theories Of Aggressive Behavior

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Other related theories, such as the Social Learning theory (Bandura, 1977), states that people gain aggressive behaviour by either direct experience or by observation. The Script theory by Huesmann (1994) is similar to the Social Learning theory, however it assumes that children learn aggressive ‘scripts’ or behaviour by observing violence in the mass media and video games. Scripts are unconsciously learned and re-enacted in similar situations (Huesmann, 1994).
The General Aggression Model (GAM) integrates existing aggression theories into one larger theory (Anderson & Bushman, 2002). GAM integrates individual, biological, and situational factors that lead to cognitive, physiological, emotional, and behavioural consequences (Anderson & Bushman,

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