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State any three causes of aggression.

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Three causes of aggression are as follows:

(i) Inborn tendency: Aggressiveness is an inborn tendency among human beings (as it is in animals). Biologically, this inborn tendency may be used for self-defense.

(ii) Physiological mechanisms: Aggression could also be indirectly triggered by physiological mechanisms, especially by the activation of certain parts of the brain that play a role in emotional experience. A general physiological state of arousal, or feeling activated, might often be expressed in the form of aggression. For example, aggression can result from a sense of crowding, especially in hot and humid weather.

(iii) Child-rearing: The way an individual is brought up often influences her/his aggressiveness. For example, children whose parents use physical punishment, end up becoming more aggressive than children whose parents use other disciplinary techniques. This could be because the parent has set an example of aggressive behaviour, which the child imitates.

(iv) Frustration: Aggression is an expression, and consequence of frustration, i.e., an emotional state that arises when a person is prevented from reaching a goal, or attaining an object that she/he wants. The person may be very close to the goal and yet does not attain it. It has been found that people in frustrated situations show more aggression than those who are not frustrated.