frustration
frustration
is frustration a function of potential and not necessarily just outcome?
do people get more frustrated with someone/something when they have higher expectations for it?
do people get more frustrated with someone/something when they have higher expectations for it?
medicalstudent | 3 years ago
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"do people get more frustrated with someone/something when they have higher expectations for it?"
Probably if the expectation arises from certainty. I guess it then depends on how "expectation" is defined.
If you play a coin-flip game where you get a million dollars for heads and nothing for tails, the "expectation" could be read in terms of the expected value (or could it?). EV is half a million dollars, which is "very high," but if you lose, you experience loss.
Frustration is probably also present, but I would guess that in this game, the perceived control is low, so the frustration is not as affected by the "expectation." I completely left time and repetition out of the picture, though.
There must be some kind of function relating frustration level over time of exposure to a frustrating agent!
If you play a coin-flip game where you get a million dollars for heads and nothing for tails, the "expectation" could be read in terms of the expected value (or could it?). EV is half a million dollars, which is "very high," but if you lose, you experience loss.
Frustration is probably also present, but I would guess that in this game, the perceived control is low, so the frustration is not as affected by the "expectation." I completely left time and repetition out of the picture, though.
There must be some kind of function relating frustration level over time of exposure to a frustrating agent!
cognitivefun | 3 years ago
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"There must be some kind of function relating frustration level over time of exposure to a frustrating agent!"
...with state (interval time, control, other situation dependent characteristics, etc) and trait (personality type) variables accounted for in some form or fashion, although depending on the 'agent' type these may not be mutually exclusive.
apparently it is frustrating to understand the basis of frustration, but i digress.
apparently it is frustrating to understand the basis of frustration, but i digress.
medicalstudent | 3 years ago
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"is frustration a function of potential and not necessarily just outcome?"
What an interesting way to look at it.
Wouldn't it be a function of perceived outcome, presuming the potential?
Wouldn't it be a function of perceived outcome, presuming the potential?
cognitivefun | 3 years ago
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medicalstudent | 3 years ago
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I think frustration may more likely be a function of the incidence of unexpected outcomes rather than a higher level of expectation for certain outcomes.
Consider that in most circumstances people are angered when things do not go their way—this is essentially frustration.
Consider that in most circumstances people are angered when things do not go their way—this is essentially frustration.
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