Psychology 3720F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Learning Theory, Reinforcement, Libido

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3720F/G
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Donald and miller 1939: book titled frustration and aggression: two postulates of theory, frustration always leads to some form of aggression, aggression always results from frustration; the single cause postulate aggression has only one cause. Together they form the frustration-aggression hypothesis: defining frustration: a psychological response that occurs when a person is blocked from achieving an expected goal, clarification: Donald and miller distinguish between overt aggression and instigation (or readiness) to aggress; frustration may or may not lead to overt aggression however it will always lead to instigation. Instigation is viewed as a psychological driver: internal stimulus that energizes or motivates behavior. Similar to hunger driver or the sex drive and other drives: factors that influence frustration: Frustration will be high when we expect to achieve the blocked goal. High when close to achieving the blocked goal: factors that influence aggressive responses, overt aggression against the source of frustration can be inhibited;