bandura 61

Question 1

aim?

Answer 1

would children copy an adults behaviour in hitting a bobo doll

Question 2

sample?

Answer 2

72 participants from the same nursery split into equal groups of males and females

Question 3

procedure?

Answer 3

• one group saw non aggressive role model playing with toys, another with an aggressive role model hitting the bobo doll and then the control group showed no aggressive behaviour
• the children were taken to a room where they were told they couldn’t play with toys then taken to another with aggressive toys
• they were watched though a one way mirror where their behaviour was recorded

Question 4

results/conclusions

Answer 4

• watching aggressive role model led to copying more aggressive acts compared to non aggressive role model
• boys imitated more physical aggression in comparison to girls