Andy Faustow
Response Paper #16
12-4-07

While I did find the concept of associative networks as a means to explain individual differences in response to aggressive cues as outlined in Bushman's article to be interesting and worthwhile, it also leaves us with many questions. The finding that individual differences in response to aggressive and ambiguous stimuli are due in part to individual differences individual memory structures is especially revealing in terms of how cognitive structures translate into specific behaviors. The question I am interested in is: why do "aggressive individuals have more extensive and well-developed aggressive cognitive associative networks"? As an adherent to the theoretical perspective which places much importance on the influence of childhood socialization, I contend that individuals who are exposed to aggressive behavior at an early age have a greater propensity for "well developed aggressive cognitive associative networks" than those who......

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Title: Response Paper
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