Bandura

Bandura

1. Aims

   • Children with an aggressive model would show more violent behaviours
   • Children will imitate behaviours of a same sex model
   • Boys will be more likely to imitate aggression

2. Design

   • Lab experiment
   • IVs = (non-)aggressive, same/opposite sex, boy/girl
   • DV = levels of aggressive behaviours

3. Sample

   • 72 participants
     • 36 males
     • 36 females
   • Stanford University Nursery

4. Method

   • Modelling
     • 10 minutes spent in playroom
     • 24 in each condition with (non)aggressive towards the Bobo doll
     • 24 children were left without a model
   • Aggression Arousal
     • Taken to a separate room and allowed to play for a short period of time
     • Told they weren't allowed to play as these were for special children
   • Imitation
     • Final room containing range of toys
     • Left for 20 minutes and observed by 2 observers through a 2 way mirror

5. Results

   • Those with an aggressive model showed aggressive behaviour
   • Boys were more violent with a same-sex model
   • Boys more likely to imitate aggression than girls

6. Evaluation

   • Research Method
     • Lab experiment so established cause and effect and high controls
   • Type of Data
     • Used both qualitative and quantitative data
   • Validity
     • High ecological validity as their normal nursery environment
     • Low validity as confounding variables
   • Reliability
     • High inter-rater reliability as 2 observers
     • High reliable as this study has been replicated multiple times
   • Sample
     • Large sample
     • Prestigious university so not representative
   • Practical Applications
     • Avoid witnessing violence to stop imitating behaviours
   • Ethics
     • May suffer long term issues
     • No withdrawal and no bebriefing