PEDS303 Lecture Notes - Social Learning Theory, John Dollard, Moral Reasoning
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Frustration aggression hypothesis (proposed by john dollard: the frustration aggression hypothesis says that aggression results when people get frustrated and personally meaningful goals are blocked. Frustration induces the aggressive drive (and often fuels anger), which facilitates the aggressive act: when our goals are blocked, we become frustrated and aggressive. Issues with frustation-aggression hypothesis: not all instances of frustration result in aggression (ex. Golfers don"t attack opponents after a bad shot: not all aggressive acts are preceded by frustration (many staged fights in nhl aren"t motivated by frustration among the combatants) Frustration leads to anger which increases the likelihood of aggression. Game reasoning (bracketed morality) in sport: people seem to view illegal/immoral/aggressive/rule-violating behaviours as being more acceptable in sport contexts than non-sport contexts, sport is set aside by society such that egocentrism (ex. Greater concern for the self than society) which is typically the hallmark of immature morality (becomes a valued and accepted principle for moral exchange (ex.