Buss (1963) - Frustration/Aggression
Psychology: AQA A Level, topic 15.2.2
Buss (1963) - Study on Frustration & Aggression
Buss (1963) investigated the frustration-aggression hypothesis.
Procedure
- Laboratory experiment.
- Groups of college students were subjected to 3 different types of frustration: task failure, interference in winning money and interference in obtaining a good course grade.
Results & conclusion
- Results
- All 3 scenarios led to more aggression than the control.
- Males displayed more aggression than females.
- Conclusion
- This research supports the idea that frustration leads to aggression.
Evaluation
- Strengths
- Controlled and reliable.
- Practical applications.
- Limitations
- Ethics.
- Ecological validity.
- Demand characteristics and social desirability.
Test yourself on Buss (1963) - Frustration/Aggression
What forms of aggression were Buss' (1963) college student participants exposed to?
Who did Buss (1963) investigate in relation to the frustration-aggression hypothesis?
Which of these was NOT a limitation of Buss' (1963) test of the frustration-aggression hypothesis?