Aggression as a Negative

Aggression is viewed by many as a negative response in sport, but theories of why onset occurs contravene each other. Evaluate critically theories of infringement that seek to explain why negative responses often occur in sporting situations Use working examples for the theories you evaluate. Aggression is any behaviour outside the rules of the game that aims to harm an undivided that is motivated to avoid such harm. Some skills appear self-asserting for example, a slide tackle in football, however they are perfectly heavy in the games rules so it is not seen as aggressive behaviour.Possible negative responses relating to aggression are caused by actual/perceived unfairness, defeat at performance, displaced aggression from other sources, pressure to win, retaliation, copying others, nature of the game, reaction to a unlike crowd, being on the losing team and previous ill-feeling (derby game). There are 4 theories of aggression Instinct Theory, Social Learning Theory, Frustr ation Aggression system and Aggression Cue Hypothesis.Instinct Theory (Freud) suggests that behaviour is predictable, familialally inherited and it is the quality view of behaviour. According to this theory, we can tell which players and when they willing perform aggressive acts. This says that everyone has aggression within them, it is just a continual sp remove a penny-up of energy that ineluctably to be bring ond done catharsis, for example, small lashes out at an foe to release pressure (Lorenz). However this theory completely disregards an environmental stimulus that we have a go at it exists.Social Learning Theory (Bandura) suggests that behaviour is learned from our environment, for example we observe behaviours through a role model, we perform the behaviour (copy) then this mode of behaviour becomes accepted through reinforcement. For example, young footballer copies Wayne Rooney and kicks out at an opposition player, then gets praise from team-mates, this behaviour is reinforced, then the young player will do it more to create this sort of response again.This theory does the reversion of Instinct Theory and accepts the environmental stimuli however disregards the genetic influence, that we also sleep together exists. These next two are Interactionist Theories that aim to combine environmental and genetic influences. Frustration Aggression Hypothesis suggests that frustration occurs when our goal-directed behaviour is blocked, and on that point is more frustration if the behaviour is outcome orientated. This hypothesis suggests that environmental build ups create a biological reaction as a releasing release, if this release fails then we become more aggressive.For example, Jordan Mutch of Cardiff blocked Wayne Rooney from getting olden so Wayne Rooney (goal blocked), Wayne Rooney got frustrated, Kicked out at Mutch and received a yellow board as punishment, this cathartic release failed. Aggression Cue Hypothesis suggests that frustratio n is equal to arousal it creates a readiness for aggression. This aggression will scarce occur upon environmental cue. For example in football, being on the receiving end of a bad tackle provides the environmental cue which will change magnitude arousal. If there is the presence of aggression, chances of aggression are increased dramatically.