Bandura et al Flashcards
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What can this study be used for?
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Social cognitive theory, individual and the group ethics
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Background
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- Social cognitive theory started as social learning theory in 1960s by Bandura
- Explains learning as a produc of individual’s interaction with the enviroment
- Reciprocal determinism
- Attention
- Retention
- Motivation
- Self efficacy
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Year
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Bandura (1961)
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Aim
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Test how observing an adult behaving aggressively towards an inflatable doll influences children’s subsequent behaviour
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Participants
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72 children of ages 3-6
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Experimental design
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Laboratory experiment using matched pairs design
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Procedure
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- Children were allocated into groups based on their levels of aggression
- There were three major conditions: control group, group exposed to aggressive model and group exposed to passive model
- In the aggressive model, kids observed an adult behaving physically with the doll. Aggression was both physical and verbal.
- In the passive group, the model was playing with blocks in the room quietly, not interacting with the doll.
- The control group had no model
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Results
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- Exposure of children to aggressive model increased the frequency of aggressive behaviour
- Children were more likely to imitate behaviour of same-sex model
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Connection to SCL
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Evaluation
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+ matched pairs design allows to reduce aggression variation between participants
+ high internal validity
+ external validity high since the sample was quite big
+ no order effects
- ethical considerations (using underage participants, protection from harm, deception, confidentiality, withdrawal)
