Psychology / Unit 11 Psych 1252 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hostile and Instrumental Aggression
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The idea
Hostile aggression is driven by anger and aims at harm itself; instrumental aggression is a means to some other goal.
In practice
A retaliatory strike is hostile; a robbery's threat is instrumental.
Where people slip
A single act can carry both motives. The distinction is about the aim, and aims can be mixed.
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