Author Question: Interviews of former concentration camp inmates provide anecdotal evidence for the role of relative ... (Read 82 times)

lak · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Interviews of former concentration camp inmates provide anecdotal evidence for the role of relative deprivation in strengthening the link between frustration and aggression. Because of relative deprivation,

when rebellions occurred in the camps, prisoners who ________ were more likely to participate.
a. had no resources and were lowest in the prisoner hierarchy
b. had been given some, but not all, privileges
c. had been imprisoned for a longer time
d. had nothing left to lose

Question 2

In a classic experiment (Barker, Dembo, & Lewin, 1941) researchers prevented children from playing with attractive toys. Once the children gained access to the toys, they behaved destructively, smashing the toys and throwing them against the wall.

These results demonstrate the power of ________ to increase aggression.
a. absolute deprivation
b. frustration
c. social learning
d. aggressive stimuli