bandura 1963

Question 1

three IV’s

Answer 1

the condition the children were exposed to, sex of the role model, sex of the child

Question 2

sample

Answer 2

• 48 girls and 48 boys
• aged from 35-69 months (mean age of 52 months)
• recruited from stanford university nursery

Question 3

groups

Answer 3

three experimental groups and one control group

Question 4

group 1

Answer 4

watched real life male/female models becoming aggressive towards the bobo doll

Question 5

group 2

Answer 5

watched a 10 minute film version of the male/female models becoming aggressive towards the bobo doll

Question 6

group 3

Answer 6

watched a cartoon version of a female model dressed as a cat become aggressive towards the bobo doll

Question 7

second phase

Answer 7

following exposure, children were individually placed in a room with an experimenter whether they were exposed to a mildly frustrating situation to elicits aggression

Question 8

results

Answer 8

• children imitated the aggression they saw
• boys exhibited more overall aggression than girls
• boys exposed to a male model shows significantly more aggression than those exposed to a female model
• quant data: mean aggression for males with female role model and real life aggression = 76.8. same but with male model = 131.8

Question 9

conclusion

Answer 9

this study concluded that children are more likely to imitate a same-sex model, that children can learn from watching a model in a film and that they can learn by imitation