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Social psychology: Altruism · Attribution · Attitudes · Conformity · Discrimination · Groups · Interpersonal relations · Obedience · Prejudice · Norms · Perception · Index · Outline
Retaliation is a form of interpersonal interaction, the the act of responding aggressively to an act of hostility or perceived injustice. This may be a physicial act as in a counterattack in response to attack behavior amongst both animals and humans. But it can also be a form of social behavior amongst humans as they extract revenge in more subtle ways.