Human cruelty is rooted in the reinforcing effects of intraspecific aggression that subserves dominance motivation

Michael Potegal

doi:10.1017/S0140525X06359055

Human cruelty is rooted in the reinforcing effects of intraspecific aggression that subserves dominance motivation

Michael Potegal

Occupational Therapy

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Abstract

Intraspecific aggression (IA), in service to dominance, has far deeper roots in animal behavior and human evolution than does predation. The reinforcing properties of such aggression are most likely to be a major source of human cruelty.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	236-237
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X06359055
State	Published - Jun 1 2006

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