Bandura 1961-1963

Bandura 1961-1963

1. AIM

   • To demonstrate that if children were witness to an aggressive display by an adult they would imitate this aggressive behaviour

2. PROCEDURE

   • Role model: 1 male adult, 1 female adult
     • Children tested individually
     • 36 girls & 36 boys
   • 3 Main Conditions (3 independent variables)
     • Agressive
     • Non-agressive
     • Control Group
   • Child and role model started apart
     • Role model at bobo doll
   • Each 'condition' the role model displayed different behaviours towards the bobo doll
     • After being taken to 2 other rooms filled with toys the last room contained a bobo doll
     • Each room contained agressive and non-agressive toys
     • 3rd stage, results were recorded, looking for imitations of the adult role models
   • 4 Main Results
     • More agressive responses than children in the non-aggressive conditon
     • Boys more aggressive than girls
     • More aggressive responses from boys with a male role model
     • Girls showed more physical aggression if the role model was male but more verbal aggression if the role model was a woman

3. CONCLUSION

   • SUPPORTS Bandura's Social Learning Theory
     • Children learn social behaviour through observational learning