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D!splacement
The red!rect!on of aggress!on to another (espec!ally) weaker target d!fferent
than the source of the frustrat!on
Expla!ns:
why cases of domest!c v!olence !ncreases w!th unemployment
why outgroup targets are more l!kely to be treated aggress!vely when people
are provoked
Rec!proc!ty theory
The expectat!on that help!ng others w!ll !ncrease the l!kel!hood that they w!ll
help us !n the future
So help!ng others does !ncrease the chances of our own surv!val as well hence
makes evolut!onary sense
Who !s appeal!ng
*we are more l!kely to be attracted to people who are s!m!lar to us
Th!s s!m!lar!ty can be ethn!c!ty, other demograph!c factors and phys!cal
attract!veness
*We are more l!kely to be attracted to people who are !nterested !n us and
become fr!ends or partners
Rec!procal L!k!ng
We l!ke people who l!ke us