bandura

Question 1

overall aim

Answer 1

demonstrate if children were passive witnesses to agression by an adult

Question 2

hypotheses

Answer 2

-if a behavior is observed it will be imitated
- if a behvaior is not observed it cannot be imitated
-Boys will copy a male model more than a female model, and girls will copy a female model more than a male model.
- Boys will be more predisposed than girls towards imitating aggression

Question 3

sample

Answer 3

-Control group - 24 subjects
-Eight experimental groups (each with 6 subjects)
-Aggressive model condition - 24 subjects
-Non-aggressive model condition - 24 subjects

Question 4

conclusion

Answer 4

behaviour that is observed is likely to be imitated.

Question 5

background

Answer 5

Behaviourists believed that all behaviour is learned (via nurture).

Question 6

variables

Answer 6

iv1 - aggressive model group, non aggressive model group and a control group who were not exposed to any model
iv2 - gender of model
iv3 gender of child
group 1 - aggressive
group 2 - non aggressive
group 3 - control group
dv - number of behaviors

Question 7

data

Answer 7

qualitative - comments made by the 3 children when observing the models “Who is that lady?”
quantitative - record made every 5 seconds and as the test sampled for 20 minutes, 240 instances of behavior were recorded

Question 8

procedure

Answer 8

(a) physical aggression
(b) verbal aggression
(c) aggression towards inanimate objects
(d) aggressive inhibition