What psychological process makes a person who is treated badly respond and treat others accordingly although they don’t like they way they’re treated?
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It has to do with power and effectiveness. You “lost” an argument to someone who demeaned you or physically assaulted you, so you learn that this is how arguments are won and how people get their way. So you realize this weapon is effective and now you use it against other people.
This is why spanking and child abuse is so traumatizing. Instead of teaching a child that arguments are won using reason and negotiating, you teach them that reason and negotiation accomplish nothing. The way to get someone to do what you want is not negotiating, but through violence and aggression.
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