When we are stopped from getting something that we want
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What can this lead to?
An aggressive outburst e.g. physically or a fantasy, based on psychodynamic concept of catharsis as there is an emotional release
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What situations would make it not possible to
Cause of frustration too powerful, cause is abstract, cause is not available=aggression is displaced
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Jigsaw puzzle study to show frustration-aggression
Group 1=impossible, Group 2=interrupted, Group 3=insulted, were able to shock confederate at own level choice
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What did this study find?
All 3 chose higher shock than control, insulted Ps gave strongest followed by interrupted group
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Does frustration always lead to aggression?
Task showed this wasn't always the case, now called the negative affect theory=aggression caused by negative feels in general, can also lead anxiety etc.
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What other factors may be involved?
Environmental cues make acting on aggression more likely
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Retaliation study to support this
Ps given shocks by confederate, given chance to retaliate, Con1=two guns, no. 6.07, Con2=no guns, no.4.67, been applied to gun debate in America
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Supporting research for displacement (meta-analysis)
49 studies, Ps provoked but unable to retaliate displaced onto innocent party,
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Is aggression actually cathartic?
Been argued acting when angry can make you more angry, doing nothing reduces aggression, keeps aggressive thoughts on your mind
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Real life support
Hypothesis been applied to mass killings, after WWI the Jewish used as a scapegoat-frustration condoned the violence
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What can this lead to?
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An aggressive outburst e.g. physically or a fantasy, based on psychodynamic concept of catharsis as there is an emotional release
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What situations would make it not possible to
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Jigsaw puzzle study to show frustration-aggression
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