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When the temperature rises in the summer, the rates of violent crimes increase. this is best explained in terms of the _____ principle?

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This is best explained in terms of the frustration-aggression principle, or the principle that when a person's frustration goes up, in this case because of the rise in temperature, their aggression also goes up leading to an uptick in crime during the summer months.
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