bandura 1965

Question 1

three IV’s

Answer 1

the condition the children were exposed to, the sex of the child and the incentive given to the child

Question 2

sample

Answer 2

• 33 boys and 33 girls
• aged from 42-71 months (with a mean age of 51 months)
• recruited from stanford university nursery

Question 3

group 1

Answer 3

saw an aggressive model be rewarded with sweets and soft drinks

Question 4

group 2

Answer 4

saw an aggressive model be punched (by another agent shaking his finger and making reprimanding remarks)

Question 5

group 3

Answer 5

saw an aggressive model
who was neither rewarded or punished

Question 6

control group?

Answer 6

there was no control group that was not exposed to the modelled violence

Question 7

second phase

Answer 7

children were taken to another room and told that for each physical or verbal imitative behaviour they reproduced they would be given a drink of juice or a sticker. if they simply described the behaviour they were encouraged to demonstrate it

Question 8

results

Answer 8

• children imitated the aggression that they saw
• boys exhibited more overall aggression than girls
• when children were offered a reward for imitating the models aggressive behaviour all of them tended to imitate it by acting aggressively
• girls were almost as aggressive as boys if offered a
  reward for their behaviour
• those who watched the model be reinforced or have no consequences shows more aggressive behaviour than those who waged the aggressive behaviour be punished
• quant data: mean number of different imitative responses produced by boys with no incentive = 2.5 and for the same with an incentive it was 4

Question 9

conclusion

Answer 9

this study concluded that children could learn by imitation, that they’re more likely to imitate a model when they seen them be rewarded for their behaviour and that children can learn from watching models in a film