Three-year-old Katy has just had her baby sister tear up an art project that Katy had been working on.Katy is obviously frustrated,since she put much time and effort into the picture.But she doesn't hit her sister because "Mom says we can't hit." This would have been predicted by the:

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The modified frustration-aggression hypothesis suggests that frustration leads to aggression only when people are prevented from achieving a goal and there are no norms or cues that inhibit aggressive responses. In this case, Katy's decision not to hit her sister despite her frustration is because of the norm or rule her mother has set ("Mom says we can't hit"), which aligns with the principles of the modified frustration-aggression hypothesis.

Three-Year-Old Katy Has Just Had Her Baby Sister Tear Up