Bandura Flashcards
Which behaviourist learning theory was Bandura testing?
Social Learning Theory
What is the main belief from behaviourists?
All humans are born ‘tabula rasa’
What was the aim of Bandura’s study?
To see if children would imitate aggressive behaviour
What was the research method?
Lab experiment
Describe the sample in Bandura’s study.
72 children from Stanford University Nursery
Aged 36-69 months
Mean age was 52 months
Equal gender split
What was the sampling method?
Opportunity
What was the experimental design in Bandura’s study?
Matched groups
What was the inter-rather reliability in Bandura’s study?
r=0.89
What did the children play with in stage 1 of Bandura’s study?
Tinker toys
Every _______ seconds, notes were made on behaviour shown in one of the behavioural categories.
5
Why could Bandura’s study be considered ethnocentric?
All upper class America had high levels of crime and gun ownership
Where were the observers sat in the room?
Behind a one-way mirror
Give one piece of qualitative data from Bandura’s study.
‘That ain’t no way for a lady to behave’
‘That girl was just acting like a man’
‘He’s a good fighter like daddy’
