Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior

frustration-aggression hypothesis

posits that when people are frustrated, they act aggressively

Bandura’s social learning theory

holds that aggression is learned through modeling (direct observation) or through reinforcement; ex. Bobo doll experiment

Muzafer Sherif’s conformity study

situation: used autokinetic effect (illusion of light moving in a darkened room)

findings: individuals’ estimates of movement conformed to group’s

conformity

yielding to group pressure; also, yielding to group pressure when no explicit demand has been made to do so

Solomon Asch’s conformity study

situation: comparing length of lines

findings: subjects yielded to group pressure and chose the incorrect line

Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiment

situation: experimenter prodded subject to give electric shock to other person

findings: subjects shocked other person; majority continued shocking up to maximum voltage

compliance

a change in behavior that occurs as a result of situational or interpersonal pressure

foot-in-the-door effect

demonstrates that compliance with a small request increases the likelihood of compliance with a larger request

door-in-the-face effect

demonstrates that people who refuse a large initial request are more likely to agree to a later smaller request