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Bandura et al
(1961) Description
- AIM
- To see if aggression could be
learned through modelling.
- To see if children would
imitate a same-sex role model.
- To see if aggression could be
learned through modelling.
- PROCEDURE
- 36 boys and 36 girls aged 3-6. They watched an adult
interaction with a toy known as a Bobo doll. One at a time,
half of the children were taken into a room where they
watched an adult play with 'tinker toys' in a non-aggressive
way for ten minutes. The other half watched an adult play
with tinker toys calmly for one minute and then watched the
adult aggressively attack the Bobo doll. Half the children
were watching a model of the same sex whilst the other half
watched a model of the opposite sex. In a separate control
condition, the children were placed in a room with toys but
no model. After they watched the models, Bandura
deliberately tried to annoy the children by placing them in a
room full of toys but telling them they could not play with the
toys. They were then placed alone in a room with a Bobo
doll. Their behaviour was recorded for 20 minutes.
- 36 boys and 36 girls aged 3-6. They watched an adult
interaction with a toy known as a Bobo doll. One at a time,
half of the children were taken into a room where they
watched an adult play with 'tinker toys' in a non-aggressive
way for ten minutes. The other half watched an adult play
with tinker toys calmly for one minute and then watched the
adult aggressively attack the Bobo doll. Half the children
were watching a model of the same sex whilst the other half
watched a model of the opposite sex. In a separate control
condition, the children were placed in a room with toys but
no model. After they watched the models, Bandura
deliberately tried to annoy the children by placing them in a
room full of toys but telling them they could not play with the
toys. They were then placed alone in a room with a Bobo
doll. Their behaviour was recorded for 20 minutes.
- RESULTS
- Children who saw the aggressive
model were a lot more aggressive
than those who had seen no model.
- Boys tended to copy more acts of
physical aggression, whilst girls
copied the verbal aggression.
- Boys were more likely to
imitate acts of aggression from
same-sex models than girls.
- Children who saw the aggressive
model were a lot more aggressive
than those who had seen no model.
- CONCLUSION
- Children will copy acts of
aggression without reinforcement.
They are also more likely to copy
models of the same gender.
- Children will copy acts of
aggression without reinforcement.
They are also more likely to copy
models of the same gender.
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