Question

Two children, Jane and Joan, have been eyeing a new water pistol in the local toy store for months. Each is convinced that her parents will buy her the water pistol as soon as summer comes. Yesterday, Jane's parents bought her the water pistol, which turned out to be the last one in the store. As soon as Joan found out, she had a temper tantrum and hit Jane in the stomach. ________ best explains Joan's behavior.A) Social exchange theory.B) Frustration-aggression theory.C) Social learning theory.D) The emotional consistency effect.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) Frustration-aggression theory.

Explanation:

Frustration-aggression theory best explains Joan's behavior. Stated by Dollard, Doob, Miller, Mowrer, and Sears (1939) this theory claims that the interference of a goal causes frustration. Frustration leads to some form of aggression. There is always some kind of frustration in aggressive behavior. Joan's frustration for not getting the new water pistol of the local store makes her act aggressively to Jane and punch her in the stomach.