Bandura Flashcards
what is the aim of the study
the aim was to demonstrate that learning can occur through mere observation of a model and that imitation of learned behaviour can occur in the abscense of that model
what method and designs were used
lab experiment
independent measures design
matched participants design
how was the matched participants design used
children were matched through pre rated tests for aggression rated on four 5 point scales by the experimenter and a nursery school teacher
what were the independant variables
whether the child whitnesed an aggressive or non aggressive model in the first phase
sex of the model
sex of the child
what was the dependant variable
the amount of imitative behaviour and aggression shown by the child in phase 3
measured by model and researcher through a two way mirror
5 second intervals
time sampling
what was the sample
72 children
aged 37 months- 69 months from stanford university nursery
what are the controls
control group
matched pairs design
the model behaved in a standardised pre scripted way
two observers inter rater reliability
what happened in phase 1
children played while either watching an agressive or non aggressive model
aggressive model “pummled it on the head with a mallet” and verbally and physcially abused the bobo doll for 10 mins
what happened in phase 2
all children were taken to a seperate room and subjected to mild aggression arousal
they were allowed to play with toys before having them taken away and told they were reserved for other children
what happened in phase 3
children were indiviudally taken to a sepearte room with aggressive and non aggressive toys and were observed through a one way mirror for 20 mins
what were the behavioural categories that the children were recorded based on
imitative aggression
partial imitative aggression
non imitative physical and verbal aggression
non aggressive behaviour
what was some of the qualataitve data collected
“that aint no way for a lady to behave!”
“that girl was acting just like a man”
“als a good socker, he beat up bobo! i want to sock like al!”
“hes a good fighter like daddy!”
what were some of the results
children in aggressive condition showed more imitation of physical and verbal aggressive behaviour than children in non aggressive or control conditions
overall boys showed more physcial aggression and girls showed more verbal aggression
what are some of the conclusions
children will imitate aggresive/ non aggressive behaviour displayed by adult models even if the model is not present
children selectively imitate gender specific behaviours
link the study to the key theme
who-72 children from stanford university nursery
what- learning aggressive behaviour
how- exposing children to aggressive/ non aggressive models and then observing them for 20 mins
findings- children will imitate aggressive behaviour displayed by adult models
