Bandura

Question 0

Aim

Answer 0

That if children are passive witnesses to an aggressive display by an adult, when given the opportunity they will imitate the behaviour.

Question 1

Sample

Answer 1

72 children from Stanford University nursery ages 37-69 months

Question 2

Background

Answer 2

Social learning theory. The idea that we learn through observing and imitating the behaviour of those around us and how people react to it.

Question 3

Hypotheses

Answer 3

Children exposed to aggressive models will reproduce aggressive acts resembling the display.

Children exposed to non-aggressive models will reproduce less aggressive acts.

Children will imitate the aggressive acts of a same-sex model to a greater degree than of an opposite sex model.

Boys will be more likely to carry out aggressive acts than girls.

Question 4

Procedure - not complete

Answer 4

Sample of 72 broken into 3x24

Aggressive condition
Observed adult be aggressive to bobo doll
&
Non-aggressive condition
Observed adult playing and ignoring bobo doll
&
Control group

Aggressive/non-aggressive subdivided into 
6 boys+male
6 boys+female
6 girls+male
6 girls+female 

All children are tested individually.

Question 5

IV x3

Answer 5

Condition child was exposed to.
Sex of the child.
Sex of the model.

Question 6

DV

Answer 6

Imitation of aggression

Question 7

Method

Answer 7

Lab experiment with use of observations. Matched pairs design.

Question 8

Pre-experiment test of ppts aggression

Answer 8

4 scales (5 point likert scales) which matched children on aggression. They were observed and rated whilst in their nursery.

Physical aggression 
Verbal aggression
Aggression to inanimate objects
Aggression inhibition 
The scores were the total /20