Frustration-Aggression hypothesis
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- Created on: 01-02-18 14:42
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- Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis
- It predicts a cause-effect relationship between frustration, aggression + catharsis
- Brown et al. ('01) surveyed British holidaymakers
- Travellers couldn't travel by ferry to France because French fishing boats blocked Calais port
- Increase in hostile attitudes toward the French because of frustration
- Travellers couldn't travel by ferry to France because French fishing boats blocked Calais port
- Contextual factors play a role in inhibiting aggressive behaviour in some situations, e.g. threat of punishment
- Dollard et al 1939
- His theory suggests that aggression is the response of being frustrated
- Frustration is caused when people cannot get what they want
- Frustration
increases when
- Our motivation is very strong
- We expect gratification
- There is nothing we can do
- Doob & Sears ('39) –
P's asked to imagine how they feel in situations in which
they may feel frustrated
- e.g. a bus going by without stopping.
- Results: Most participants would feel angry in all of the frustrating situations.
- e.g. a bus going by without stopping.
- Pastore (1952) –
distinguished between justified and unjustified frustration. .
- Used different versions to Doob and Sears, involving both types of frustration (unjustified and justified)
- E.g. A bus that would not stop, and a bus which indicated an ‘out of service' message.
- Results: P's showed lower anger levels when displaying the ‘out of service’ message compared to the bus not stopping
- E.g. A bus that would not stop, and a bus which indicated an ‘out of service' message.
- Used different versions to Doob and Sears, involving both types of frustration (unjustified and justified)
- Evaluation
- Not automatic - Bandura said that aggr is one outcome of frustration + it depends on SLT
- Not all aggr from frust - other events include: pain, temp + noxious stimuli
- Application - mass killings sometimes stem from frust from social + economic difficulties in society
- Application - A 1 position drop in Football can lead to a 5% increase in objects thrown
- Research lack - catharsis hasn't been supported by research + some research contradicts Dollard
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