Human aggression

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2002, Pages 27-51

  Anderson, Craig A ^a   Bushman, Brad J ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

General aggression model; Harm; Theory; Violence

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; COGNITION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 0036407792     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.53.100901.135231     Document Type: Article

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