Frustration aggression theory
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Frustration-aggression hypothesis is a theory of aggression
proposed by John Dollard, Neal E. Miller et al. in 1939, and further developed by Miller, Roger Barker
et al. in 1941 and Leonard Berkowitz
in 1969.
Aggression
In psychology, as well as other social and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior between members of the same species that is intended to cause humiliation, pain, or harm. Ferguson and Beaver defined aggressive behavior as "Behavior which is intended to increase the social dominance of...
proposed by John Dollard, Neal E. Miller et al. in 1939, and further developed by Miller, Roger Barker
Roger Barker
Roger Garlock Barker was a social scientist, a founder of environmental psychology and a leading figure in the field for decades, perhaps best known for his development of the concept of behavior settings....
et al. in 1941 and Leonard Berkowitz
Leonard Berkowitz
Leonard Berkowitz is an American social psychologist best known for his research on human aggression. He originated the Cognitive Neoassociation Model of aggressive behavior, which was created to help explain instances of aggression that the Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis could not account for....
in 1969.
Further reading
- Dollard, Miller et al. (1939). Frustration and aggression, Yale University Press, New Haven, ISBN 0313222010
- Miller, Barker et al. (1941). Symposium on the Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis, Psychological ReviewPsychological ReviewPsychological Review is a scientific journal that publishes articles on psychological theory. It was founded by Princeton psychologist James Mark Baldwin and Columbia psychologist James McKeen Cattell in 1894 as a publication vehicle for psychologists not connected with the Clark laboratory of G....
, No. 48, pp. 337–366 - Berkowitz, Leonard (1969). The frustration-aggression hypothesis revisited, in: Berkowitz (ed.), Roots of aggression, Atherton Press, New York
See also
- Robert Richardson SearsRobert Richardson SearsDr. Robert Richardson Sears was an eminent American psychologist who specialized in child psychology. He was born in Palo Alto, California to Jesse Brundage Sears, a professor at Stanford University, and Stella Louise Sears...
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