... bust into tears, and instead of using aggression as a releaser, may well instead become depressed and withdraw from the situation. This is not surprising considering the restraints on aggressive behaviour within all human societies. There are also innumerable examples of aggression which does not arise from frustration, for example cold blooded acts of premeditated murder committed by a paid killer. In response Miller et al revised the hypothesis slightly, stating that frustration leads to a range of responses, with aggression being the most common but not the only possible response. However, Miller revised hypothesis still fails to answer why there should be such a wide variation amongst individuals. The social learning theory of Bandura emphasises the importance of observing and modelling the behaviours, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others. Bandura distinguishes between the learning of behaviour and the performance of it. As well as learning directly, through personal reward, people ...

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