A factorial experiment involving 48 boys investigated the effects of frustration and an aggressive content film with a peer model on (a) aggression against a human clown and (b) a measure of anger. As predicted, exposure to the film increased imitative aggression, and anger was correlated with aggression. Neither independent variable affected anger nor did frustration influence aggression.
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