The Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis Would Probably Be Least Effective as an Explanation

question 113

Multiple Choice

The frustration-aggression hypothesis would probably be least effective as an explanation for which of the following?

• A) instrumental aggression
• B) emotional aggression
• C) a strong correlation between economic conditions and prejudice toward minority groups
• D) the desire to enter a violent profession such as boxing

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Definitions:

Mental Accounting

The tendency people have to create separate “mental boxes” (or “accounts”) in which they deal with particular financial transactions in isolation rather than dealing with them as part of an overall decision-making process that would consider how to best allocate their limited budgets across all possible options by using the utility-maximizing rule.

Price Changes

Variations in the cost of goods and services over time, influenced by inflation, supply and demand, and market dynamics.

Risk Averse

A description of an individual or entity's preference for avoiding loss over making a gain, indicating a higher value placed on avoiding risk than on potential rewards.

Prospect Theory

A behavioral economic theory proposing that people value gains and losses differently, leading to value-driven decision-making rather than strictly rational.