Although a structured intervention may improve empathic accuracy via emotional expressiveness of a partner, the acquired skill set may not be effective when confronted with the complexities and nuances of the social world. ... In this way, it makes sense individuals with ASD would be drawn to such clear, well-defined visual stimuli that serve as a soothing contrast to the inherent complexity of the social world. ...

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In terms of social learning theories, antisocial values and behaviors of adults, peers and the images internalized from media messages come to serve as norms and standards that are imitated by a potentially violent individuals. ...

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Tajfel and Turner's social identity theory was set against the backdrop of post war Europe where theorists such as Asch (1954 cited in Brown 2007) argued that groups were a negative force which affected otherwise rational individual behaviour which ultimately lead to conflict. ... This is what we know today as social identity theory, which proposes that the way in which individuals identify with their social groups and how they differentiate with other groups serves an important function. ...

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