SOCIAL-PSYCH EXP OF AGG : F-A H EVAL

Question 1

what are four evaluation points for the frustration aggression model?

Answer 1

strength of meta-analysis of studies
weakness of aggression being cathartic
weakness of different types of frustration
alternative theory of negative affect theory

Question 2

a strength of the frustration-hypothesis is that…

Answer 2

there is research support

Question 3

who conducted research support for the frustration-agg hypo?

Answer 3

Marcus-Newhall et al

Question 4

what did Marcus-Newhall et al do?

Answer 4

conducted meta-analysis of studies of displaced aggression

Question 5

what is displaced aggression that Marcus-Newhall et al studied?

Answer 5

situations where agg behaviour is directed to something other than the one that caused aggression

Question 6

what did Marcus-Newhall et al find?

Answer 6

displaced aggression is a reliable phenomenon

Question 7

Marcus-Newhall et al found that ppts who were provoked….

Answer 7

but not able to retaliate directly were significantly more likely to be agg to a weaker, more vulnerable party who were not provoked

Question 8

what does research support of the frustration-agg hypo increase?

Answer 8

increases the credibility of the hypo because it solidifies displaced aggression is a key concept of the model

Question 9

a weakness of the frustration-agg hypo is that…

Answer 9

there is doubts over agg being cathartic

Question 10

what evidence is there to show that aggression is not cathartic?

Answer 10

Bushman who found ppts who vent anger onto punchbag actually became more angry and aggressive, ‘like putting petrol on a fire’

Question 11

how does Bushman’s research question agg being cathartic?

Answer 11

because the frustration-agg hypo assumes that releasing anger would reduce the psychological drive of aggression

Question 12

what does doubt over aggression being cathartic decrease?

Answer 12

decreases the internal validity of the

hypo as what Dollard et al is studying is based of aggression being cathartic, found by Freud

Question 13

there is an _______ ___________ formulated by Berkowitz

Answer 13

alternative explanation

Question 14

explain the alternative exp created by Berkowitz?

Answer 14

said frustration is stimuli that creates negative feelings e.g. jealousy, pain and loneliness

Question 15

what did Berkowitz argue aggression was triggered by instead of frustration?

Answer 15

triggered by negative feelings more generally such as anger rather than frustration specifically

Question 16

what other outcomes of frustration did Berkowitz find?

Answer 16

said that aggression is only one outcome of frustration, but other feelings can be despair, anxiety, helplessness or determination

Question 17

what is the alternative explanation created by Berkowitz?

Answer 17

negative affect theory

Question 18

alternative explanation of negative affect theory reduces the…

Answer 18

reliability and internal validity of the explanation, as the alt theory on arose since the og theory was inadequate at fully explaining why agg arises but also its consequences

Question 19

a weakness of the frustration-agg hypo is that there are different types of…

Answer 19

frustration

Question 20

who studied justified and unjustified frustration?

Answer 20

Dill and Anderson

Question 21

what did Dill and Anderson do?

Answer 21

1- ppt follow origami task, unjustified experimenter said hurry as gf waiting
2- ppt follow task, justified experimenter said boss said to hurry

Question 22

what condition in Dill and Anderson’s experiment created more aggression?

Answer 22

unjustified aggression because of negative judgements

both conditions produced more agg than control