Bandura - (Aggression)

Question 0

What was the context of Banduras study?

Answer 0

Research has shown children imitate what other people do, Bandura wanted to see if this occurred when the persons behaviour in which was initiated is no longer present within a desired scenario

Question 1

What is the approach used in the Bandura study?

Answer 1

Developmental

Question 2

What was the aims of Bandura’s study?

Answer 2

1. observing an aggressive model will lead to replicating aggressive acts
2. Observing an aggressive model will lead to becoming generally more aggressive
3. Participants will imitate the behaviour of a same-sex model to a greater degree
4. Boys will be more aggressive than girls

Question 3

Who were the participants within Banduras study?

Answer 3

Children from Stanford University Nursery - 36 boys and 36 girls
Also a male and a female model plus a female experimenter

Question 4

What were the ages of the participants?

Answer 4

Aged between 3-5Yrs - mean age was 4.5yrs old

Question 5

What were the three groups that the participants were split into in Banduras study?

Answer 5

Group 1: aggressive model
Group 2: non-aggressive model
Control: no model

Question 6

What conditions were implemented within Banduras study?

Answer 6

Boy participants would watch either male or female models while the same happened with the girls

Question 7

How were the aggression levels beforehand of the participants controlled by Bandura?

Answer 7

Aggressiveness ratings were taken by one of the children’s teachers and split equally into all groups so no group were naturally more aggressive than others

Question 8

What was phase 1 of Banduras study?

Answer 8

Each child taken into nursery room and model joined them. They were placed in opposite sides of the room. The experimenter then left the room

Question 9

How did the Aggressive model act in phase 1 of Banduras study?

Answer 9

Model spent 1st minute playing quietly but then spent the rest of the time being aggressive to the bobo doll

Question 10

What were the specific acts in which was placed on the bobo doll during the aggressive condition in Banduras study?

Answer 10

Laying doll on side, sitting on it, punching it on the nose, picking doll up and striking it on the head with mallet, throwing doll in air and kicking it. This was done 3 times. Also standardised comments such as hit him down, pow and he keeps coming back for more were said

Question 11

What occurred during the non-aggressive condition in Phase 1 of Bandura’s study?

Answer 11

The model assembled a tinker toy in a quiet manner and ignored bobo doll

Question 12

What were the 3 phases of Banduras procedure?

Answer 12

Phase 1:Modelling
Phase 2: aggression arousal
Phase 3: test for delayed imitation

Question 13

What occurred during phase 2 of Banduras study?

Answer 13

Children taken to another room with some attractive toys and child allowed to play for 2 mins. After this experimenter came in and said that the room was reserved for other children

Question 14

Why were the participants of Banduras study mildly provoked?

Answer 14

1. Children in aggressive condition may not behave aggressively
2. Children in non-aggressive condition may not act aggressive due to what they observed

Question 15

What occurred during phase 3 of Banduras study?

Answer 15

Children led into third room where toys were either aggressive or non-aggressive. Toys were set out in fixed order and experimenter sat in corner while child played for 2 minutes

Question 16

How was the child observed during phase 3 of Banduras study?

Answer 16

Child observed through one-way mirror by male model and a second observer was present for half of the observations and made his observations independently
Observers recorded what the child was doing every 5 seconds (240 observations)

Question 17

How were observations in Banduras study categorised?

Answer 17

1. Imitative aggression response
   Physical, verbal, non-aggressive verbal-responses
2. Partially imitative responses
   Mallet aggression on other toys, sitting on doll not aggressively
3. Non-imitative aggressive responses
   Punches bobo doll, aggressive gun play, any other act not directed at the bobo doll

Question 18

What were the results of imitation of aggression in Banduras study?

Answer 18

Complete imitation
Children copied their models in a high number of cases
Partial imitation
Same as complete imitation results
Non-Imitative aggression
No significant difference
Non-aggressive behaviour 
Non-aggression condition participants spent more time playing with dolls than children in other groups

Question 19

What were the gender effects observed within Banduras study?

Answer 19

Same-sex imitation
Some evidence for boys not girls
Gender of model
Male models had greater influence
Gender of child
Boys imitated more physical aggression but groups didn't differ in terms of verbal aggression