4.1.8-.9 Bandura (1963) Tv condition

Question 1

Aim?

Answer 1

Whether a filmed RM would have same effect as a live RM on childrens aggression
>2nd: If cartoon aggr has same effect as live, realistically filmed aggr

Question 2

Sample?

Answer 2

48 boys 48 girls
39-52 months
SUN, Cali(same as 1961)

Question 3

Design/method?

Answer 3

Independent group design
Lab exp

Question 4

IV + DV?

Answer 4

IV
> Model: live/ filmed or cartoon

DV
>Lvl of aggr displayed by children

Question 5

Procedure?

Answer 5

Children randomly allocated:

1.Live aggr- Watched adult aggr towards Bobo doll

2.Filmed realistic- Watched same behav on screen

3. Cartoon aggr- Watched TV model dressed as black cat perform aggr behav towards Bobo doll
4. Control- Didnt watch any aggr acts

Question 6

Findings?

Answer 6

3 exp groups:
> mean total aggr lvl
1. 83 (live)
2. 92 (filmed real)
3. 99 (cartoon)
> Difference = not significant

Control:
54 lvl of aggr
> Significant diff from exp

Question 7

GRAVE-Generalisability

Answer 7

P - High
E - Used sample of 96 boys and girls
E - This is a large sample representing both genders, findings can be generalised for understanding observed aggression, live or filmed for wider child population
P - Low
E - Used sample of children
E - This limits the ability to represent older ages such as teenagers

Question 8

GRAVE-Reliability

Answer 8

P - High
E - Standardised procedure such as showing the film of model for 10 mins
E - Making the study easily replicable to test for consistency of results
P - High
E - Lab exp, carried out in a controlled environment with control over EVs
E - Can replicate the same conditions to test for consistency

Question 9

GRAVE-Application

Answer 9

P - Yes
E - Highlights how children will imitate the behaviour of role models even if they aren’t human or are shown in a film
E - This has lead to measures such as the watershed being put in place to protect children by showing mature TV shows after 9pm

Question 10

GRAVE-Validity

Answer 10

P - Low
E - Children had never seen a Bobo doll before so maybe they thought they were supposed to hit it
E - Therefore no cause and effect could be established because they thought that was how you play with it rather than actually being aggressive
P - Low ecological
E - Carried out in an artificial environment where the model and the child were strangers
E - Doesn’t represent how children would observe and imitate behaviour in real life eg. from parents

Question 11

GRAVE-Ethics

Answer 11

Same as 61’
P - Unethical
E - The children were deliberately encouraged to be aggressive with no talk of removing that aggression
E - And so children may have been aggressive after the study which they should have countered by showing a pro-social role model to calm them down