Historical Foundations in Psychological Research
To prepare for this discussion read The 100 Most Eminent Psychologists of the 20th CenturyLinks to an external site
(Haggbloom, S. J., Warnick, R., Warnick, J. E., Jones, V. K., Yarbrough, G. L., Russell, T.M., Borecky, C. M., McGahhey, R., Powell, J. L., III, Beavers, J., & Monte, E. (2002). The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th centuryLinks to an external site.. Review of General Psychology, 6(2), 139–152. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139). and Classic Articles as Primary Source Reading in Introductory PsychologyLinks to an external site. articles. Griggs, R. A., & Jackson, S. L. (2007). Classic articles as primary source reading in introductory psychologyLinks to an external site.. Teaching of Psychology, 34(3), 181–186. https://doi.org/10.1080/00986280701498582
Also, review the Classics in the History of PsychologyLinks to an external site.(Classics in the history of psychologyLinks to an external site.. (http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/index.htm) website.
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Neal E. Miller was an American psychologist who lived a long 92 years and left much for the future of aspiring psychologists to live vicariously through his studies. One of the studies I want to discuss is his Frustration and Aggression book which was written by five members of the Institute of Human Relations at Yale University. It is mentioned it was a replicated theory that Freud created; co-operative research. Three of those writers were devoted, as quoted in the beginning of the book, “…that aggression is always a consequence of frustration and that frustration is always followed by aggression.” Thinking of this as a domino effect, one after another because those emotions and actions seem to rarely occur without the other if there is a failure of desired effect. But frustration without ending with aggression is plausible. Although this is not just a short book but included a review it is only right, I quote both sides of the story. Throughout the article it discusses the various effects of frustration stable enough to support there is not only one result of this emotion; Daydreaming, substitution or sublimation, delusion, devaluation, detachment, sense of humor, resignation, and aggression. Sublimation is a type of defense mechanism; for an example a writer who is recently widowed may channel their emotions into finally finishing their book. In the article, it claims one would find more interest in a substituted object than the original object. Delusion affects the content of one’s thoughts making those thoughts false making it another outcome of frustration. Next discussed is resignation, where philosophies and religions have been built; the belief to surrender to what happens. At the end of what the five members wrote about, a review was written. This review holds a withstanding argument regarding discrimination and race prejudice which in a way could lessen the argument that frustration and aggression do not always coincide. What I collected dated back to segregation; due to the withstands on black people just because the color of their skin caused a lot of frustration in them, but aggression did not break even with that effect; if the statement was true that aggression is ALWAYS a consequence of frustration and vice versa, how could it be that the frustrated, as they should have been, did not meet the theory it was set out to support? I do agree in accepted instances that frustration coincides with aggression; especially when we see the cases on the news of domestic violence, murder, and rape. I believe for those three specific examples, both emotions are acted upon. Frustration and Aggression can be put in the same story, and for some instances that Miller supported are logical and well thought out, but there is always an opposing argument especially the one I discussed when going back to the original statement “…that aggression is always a consequence of frustration and that frustration is always followed by aggression.”
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Reviewed Work: Frustration and Aggression. by John Dollard, Leonard W. Doob, Neal E. Miller, O. H. Mowrer, Robert W. Sears Review by: Ellsworth Faris
Haggbloom, S. J. (2002). The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century. Review of General Psychology. Retrieved October 28, 2022, from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139Links to an external site.
Theory assists psychologists in better understanding human thought, behavior, and action. Understanding how researchers go about formulating theories is an important foundation in the science of psychology. In this discussion, you will be exploring this process by researching a psychologist, learning about him or her.
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1. What additional questions do you have about the psychologist (NEAL E. MILLER) that your CLASSMATE summarized? For example, you could ask about his/her contributions to theory and/or research.
2. Are there relevant connections between the work of the influential figure you selected (I SELECTED FRED SIGMUND) and the individual NEAL E MILLER was selected by CLASSMATE? (any comparisons or etc)
3. Share examples from your own life that illustrate your CLASSMATES chosen theoretical perspective.
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