Aggression- SLT Flashcards
What two ways can agg be reinforced
Direct experience
Vicarious reinforcement
What happens if agg is reinforced
Makes it more likely to occur in future
What are the four stages of SLT
ATTENTION
RETENTION
REPRODUCTION
MOTIVATION
Who are the researchers into agg
Bandura 71
Bandura Ross and Ross 73
Williams 81
What did Bandura do
72- Stanford uni nursery
Equal boys and girls
Half exposed to agg role model, half to no agg
In exp group, half exposed to same sex role model and other opposite sex
Exp group-Watched adult showing physical and verbal agg at bobo doll
Non exp group- adult ignored bobo
Taken into another room with agg toys (dart gun and mallet) and non agg toys (cars)
Those who saw agg role model more likely to show agg
Gender- more likely to imitate same sex role model
What did Bandura Ross and Ross do
3 conditions- reward, punishment and no consequence
Watched video
Placed into room, not allowed to play with toys
Played for 10 mins
Agg rated by experimenters
After all children offered. Reward if they could imitate behaviours
Before- those who saw model rewarded more likely to imitate
After- no significant difference all learned to same extent
All learned it but only some wanted to copy it- vicarious reinforcement made it more likely
What did Williams do
Levels of verbal and physical agg in Canada before and after introduction to TV
Levels increased post intro
Suggest TV leads to increased agg
Evaluation of SLT
Supporting research Cultural issues Gender issues Too simplistic Deterministic
