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Unit 9 – Social Psychology
Topic 9.6
How can aggression paradoxically promote survival within certain species?
By causing physical harm to members of their own species as a show of strength.
By triggering fear responses which enhance alertness and readiness for danger among group members.
By establishing dominance hierarchies that reduce harmful conflict within social groups.
By forcing weaker individuals out of the group to conserve resources.
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AP Psychology - 9.6 Altruism and Aggression
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