4.1.8-4.1.9 Banduras

Question 1

aim of bandura 1961

Answer 1

investigate if children could learn aggression via imitation

Question 2

bandura 61 sample

Answer 2

-control group, aggressive model group, passive model group
-36 boys and 36 girls from 37 to 69 months

Question 3

bandura 61 IVs

Answer 3

-condition children were exposed to
-gender of role model
-gender of child

Question 4

what were the 3 rooms

Answer 4

-model room-role model displayed behaviour
-arousal room-children played with blocks but told they were for other children
-observation room-children played for 20 mins, tally, 1 way mirro

Question 5

results of bandura 61

Answer 5

-children in aggressive model showed most aggression
-boys were more aggressive than girls
-more physical aggression shown when watching man (25.8 acts by boys)
-more verbal aggression shown when watching women

Question 6

conclusion of 61 bandura

Answer 6

children learn social behaviour through observation learning

Question 7

application of bandura

Answer 7

-applied to parenting and teaching by being role models
-study effects of media

Question 8

weaknesses of bandura

Answer 8

• low ethics, can lead to ppt harm and promotes aggression eg injure selves, distress was not reversed which could cause psychological harm
  -low ecological validity, occurred in lab at stanford uni which doesnt reflect natural environment

Question 9

strengths of bandura

Answer 9

-high internal validity, children checked for natural aggression and emotional state, use of arousal room, cause and effect
-high internal rater reliability, 2 observers behind mirror, checked agreement before, had to both notice a behaviour, tallied every 5 secs