The Social Psychology of Aggression and Conflict
Purpose: The goal of this assignment is to identify sources of aggression and conflict that lead to situations like road rage.
Assignment Instructions: Read “How To Keep Your Head From Exploding in Seattle Traffic” by Sandi Doughton (2018). Based on the above article, your assigned reading, and two additional scholarly/credible sources, address the following.
Factors/Sources of Aggression – Identify three internal and/or external factors/sources of aggression that pertain to road rage.
Source #1: Define this source, provide a quote from the article, and then explain how the quote illustrates this source of aggression.
Source #2: Define this source, provide a quote from the article, and then explain how the quote illustrates this source of aggression.
Source #3: Define this source, provide a quote from the article, and then explain how the quote illustrates this source of aggression.
Sources of Conflict – Discuss how road rage is an example of larger interpersonal conflicts.
Discuss how road rage relates to perceptions of fairness (e.g., driving laws) and blaming the victim.
Discuss how road rage relates to social dilemmas (e.g., the use of a shared public resource).
Reminders:
Follow APA guidelines to format your response
Support factual information and assertions with credible and/or scholarly sources.
Use in-text citations and include a references page – APA format
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