4.1.9 bandura 1965

Question 1

state the aim of bandura’s 1965 study

Answer 1

to consider whether reinforcement and punishment of an aggressive model would influence the aggression displayed

Question 2

describe the sample of bandura’s 1965 study

Answer 2

33 boys and 33 girls (aged 42-71 months)
(66 in total)

Question 3

describe the independent variable and dependent variable of bandura’s 1965 study

Answer 3

iv - observed consequence for the model
dv - child’s aggression

Question 4

describe the procedure in bandura’s 1965 study

Answer 4

random allocation to three conditions (all watched film of an adult aggressing towards a bobo doll)
* model-rewarded (saw another adult praise the model for aggression and give them a drink/chocolate)
* model-punished (second adult scolded the model and spanked them with magazine)
* no consequence

children then deliberately frustrated and taken to a playroom
key difference in the procedure - all groups were later offered attractive rewards to aggress towards the doll

Question 5

describe the results of bandura’s 1965 study

Answer 5

• children in the model-punished condiiton were significantly less aggressive
• but introducing the promise of a reward wiped out the difference, increasing the scores significantly for all groups

Question 6

describe the conclusions of bandura’s 1965 study

Answer 6

• vicarious punishment reduces imitated aggression
• however, the promise of a reward/reinforcement is a more powerful influence on aggression

Question 7

bandura 1965 - generalisability

Question 8

bandura 1965 - reliability

Question 9

bandura 1965 - application

Question 10

bandura 1965 - validity

Question 11

bandura 1965 - ethics