PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Spreading Activation, Mental Chronometry, Sex In Film
5 Mar 2020
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Lecture 25 the revised frustration regression hypothesis. Replicated the same effect by b many times using different cues and outcome measures. Regardless of how angry people are, people still show increased aggressive responding when in the presence of aggression related cues: typical finding: increased aggression with cue regardless of anger state. Iv1: prime stimulus (weapons v. plants); a picture: prime that idea where you store your information. We need to figure out the role that aggressive cues play. Aggressive cues on their own can lead to anger and / or aggression (you don"t just need frustration, cues independently can lead to aggression in absence of any frustration whatsoever) Hypothesis: frustration leads to aggression because frustrating experiences increase arousal (he thinks everything is basically about arousal) Had participants come to his lab to see the effects of punishment on learning". Participants randomly" assigned to be teacher; learner (confed) watches a film clip and teacher later tests them on film contents.
