Bandura 1961 Flashcards
Background
Social learning theory
-imitating other behaviour, often people with more authority
Sample
opportunity sample
72 children from Stanford nursery
36 F 36M
mean age 4
method
lab
+
quasi
design
matched pairs
measure
controlled non P
covert observation
event and time sampling
Procedure 3 phase
children play with potato prints
role model (adult) enters the room
aggression arousal
delayed imitation
condition 1
aggressive role model
HITS DOLL WITH MALLET ONLY doll
‘pow’ ‘sock it’
condition 2
non aggressive role model
plays with tinker toys
condition 3 control condition
no role model
child just plays with potato prints
Phase 2
aggression arousal
child put in room individually with desirable toys, after 2 mins they were taken away ‘for other children’ ex fire engine, spinning top
phase 3
delayed imitation
third room containing
aggressive toys ex mallet, dart gun
non aggressive toys ex
dolls, cars
experimenter sat quietly in the corner while child played
phase 3 observations
noted every 5 secs totally 240 observations
observed through a one way mirror and corner experimenter = interrater reliablity
looked for 4 sections, different scales on if they were copying the role model from phase 1
interrater reliability
2 observers
one one way mirror
one in corner of room
high interrater reliability results - good, reliable
conclusions
boys more aggressive following male role model-who a role model is IS effected by personal similarities
girls copied more physical aggression from male role models and verbal from female role models
girls were confused by female role model being aggressive-children think aggression more acceptable from males
children from aggressive cond. more aggressive throughout-children can learn aggression from watching others
IV
which phase 1 cond. the children were in. 3 IVs (each cond.)
