1. aggression
One such theory, the instinct theory, developed in 1939 by Dollard, Doob, Miller, Mowrer, and Sears, assumes that man is aggressive by nature. ... For example, parents tend to discipline boys more harshly than girls. ... This conclusion was based on four basic discoveries: a) that men are generally more aggressive than women in nearly all cultures; b) that males are more aggressive from an earlier point in life; c) that there is greater aggressiveness not only in human males, but also males of other primates; and d) that aggression is related to hormones (Geen, 1998). ... Not until age 7 do c...
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