Publication Date

5-1975

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Sam McFarland, Carl Martray, Dorsey Grice

Degree Program

Department of Psychology

Degree Type

Master of Arts

Abstract

The traditional construct of aggression as postulated by Miller (1941) has as its basis a frustration-aggression model in which frustration is a necessary antecedent condition to and the primary causative factor of aggression. The literature is replete with studies supporting and expounding on this theme. The construct has assumed a longevity and stature rarely enjoyed in psychological experimentation.

Many recent social and learning theorists contend, however, that the research on aggression has concentrated on the displacement and satisfaction of an instinctual aggressive drive to the exclusion of environmental and learning cues which may influence aggressive and violent reactions. The recent theories of Bandura and Berkowitz have lent more flexibility to the understanding of aggression and have allowed for a more expansive interpretation of its causative factors.

Disciplines

Clinical Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

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