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1	The Impact of Multiple Opportunities for Aggression on Aggressive Thoughts, Behaviors, and Motivations Hull, Kristen Nicole 01 January 2016 (has links) Opportunities for aggression occur frequently and unpredictably, but little research to our knowledge has investigated the impact of the mere presence of multiple opportunities on aggression over time. Two studies, one with a Canadian sample (163 participants) and one with an American sample (103 participants) were conducted to analyze the impact of the number of opportunities for aggression on justified and unjustified aggressive thoughts, behaviors, and motivations. Individually, these studies yielded the result that justified aggression remains stable over time, but that unjustified aggression decreases when an individual is given multiple opportunities. Combined, they indicated that justified aggression increased when participants had a second opportunity. Future research is proposed to understand the impact of moral licensing on aggression over time, and to understand why unjustified aggression occurs. Thesis University of North Florida UNF Dissertations Academic -- UNF -- Psychology Dissertations aggression aggressive behavior aggressive thoughts aggressive motivations revenge moral licensing Experimental Analysis of Behavior Personality and Social Contexts