frustation aggression FA hypothesis

Question 1

original hypothesis (DOLLARD)

Answer 1

-frustration always leads to aggression
-aggression is a psychological drive akin to biological ones
-we experience frustration when our attempts to reach a goal is blocked by some external factor creating an aggressive drive leading to aggressive behaviour or thoughts which removes the negative emotion of frustration- catharsis

Question 2

why is aggression sometimes avoided in FA hypothesis

Answer 2

• if the cause of our frustration is abstract such as frustration of economic struggle, government or music industry the cause may be too powerful and we risk punishment or the cause may be unavailable/ inaccessible
  in this case aggression is displaced to a weaker and available stimulus

Question 3

the weapon effect berk…

Answer 3

BERKOWITZ - even if we are frustrated we may not act aggressively
frustration merely creates a readiness for aggression
presence of aggresive CUES in this situation may make aggression more likely

Question 4

weapon effect study

Answer 4

lab study
pps given real shocks by a confed creating anger and frustration
later had the opportunity to give fake shocks to a confed
number of shocks greater with two guns on table

Question 5

geen research

Answer 5

male university students