PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Likert Scale
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Feminist perspective: social role theory (srt: sex differences are socialized, not innate, sociocultural constructions. If srt is correct then sex difference should: begin after socialization begins. If sst is correct then secx: emerge when very young and not increase with socialization, be largest during period of highest reproductive activity. To what extent is aggression a rational response: the frustration-aggression hypothesis (miller and dollard, original version, frustration causes aggression, this connection is wholly automatic. Iv: pain: dv: mean # of rewards/punishments, results: in lukewarm condition there are more rewards given, in cold water condition there is more punishments. The effects of rational thought: justification affects extent to which frustrating events produce anger, pastore 1952. Iv: frustin even is justified vs unjustified: dv: self-rated anger (1-5 likert scale, results, justified: neutral anger, unjustified: very angry. Interpretation: the event is the same but why the event happens is what causes an evaluation to emit a response: suggests you can think.