... drive fast. This causes them to get exhausted faster and behave aggressively. This theory can support naturalistic studies but cannot explain temperature itself causing aggression. The negative affect escape theory suggests at high heat levels aggression is likely to occur if escape in not possible. Baron and Bell did an experiment based on temperature. They put participants who were asked to give electric shook, in rooms of different temperature. They found as the temperature increased so did the amount of electric shocks. Once the temperature reached extreme conditions, shocks decreased. Unlike the RAT this experiment shows a direct link between heat and aggression. Naturalistic observations suggest that temperature and aggression are positively correlated. However these observational studies lack control. There may be a number of other factors that may be responsible for the behaviour. Intense levels of noise is said to be another source of aggression, either by increasing arousal ...

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