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*Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.

Aggression in humans is partly genetic, with origins going as far as to our reptileanreptilian ancestors, and partly a result of the upbringing. One of the genes primarlily responsible for aggression and antisocial behaviour is [[МАОА]]. However, studies in macaque and humans showed that its negative effects can usually be compensated by better parenting.

Aggression is one of the most important and most controversial kinds of [[motivation]]. Its use as a category in the [[psychology]] of motivation has often been criticised, because it is clear that it encompasses a vast range of phenomena, from modern [[war]] to squabbles between individuals, and it is far from clear that these have anything in common other than the risk that someone gets hurt. There is a constant danger that concepts and explanations that are useful in the study of one kind of aggression will be misapplied in a different field. However, it remains one of the most important topics in many areas of psychology and other [[social science]]s, including: