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The many roots of aggression

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Aggression is critical to survival, but so is learning when to suppress aggressive impulses. Is it appropriate to head-butt someone who insults your sister during a world championship soccer game when a penalty could cost your team the trophy? Words may provoke, but context matters. Over normal development, impulsive aggressive tendencies diminish, reason rules, and strict social rules about aggression become a guidepost for navigating through adolescence and adulthood.

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    Jordan Grafman, Maren Strenziok & Frank Krueger

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