Instrumental Aggressiveness: Aggression as a Means to an End

  Instrumental aggression is a form of aggression in which the goal isn’t exactly to cause physical pain. In fact, it’s rather more subtle. In this case, the behavior is cold, follows an established plan, and seeks, above all, to achieve a goal. Whoever exercises this type of behavior is motivated by external reinforcements and a series of benefits that they hope to achieve. For obvious reasons, behavioral science is particularly interested in this type of profile. After all, we know that to eliminate aggression, we must understand the motives that drive it. The kind that’s devoid of any sense…