Bandura et al

Question 1

Describe the AIM of Bandural et al

Answer 1

To investigate whether children imitatate specific acts of aggression and behave more aggressively generally.
Whether participants are more liekly to imitat same-gender models and boys more likely than girls to imitate aggression

Question 2

Describe the DESIGN and IVs and DVs of Bandura et al.

Answer 2

Laboratory experiment, matched- participants design.
IV- aggressive or non-aggresive model, gender of model and gender of child.
DV- imitation of aggressive acts oberved in the experimental room

Question 3

Describe the SAMPLE of Bandura et al

Answer 3

Opportunity sample, children from a Stanford uni nursery.
36 girls and 36 boys, mean age of 52 months

Question 4

Describe the Modelling phase of Bandura et al

Answer 4

Children played in an experimenal room, watching a model play with toys including a bobo doll.
Children were placed in 1 of 3 groups:
- group 1 observed an aggressive model
- group 2 observed a non-aggressive model
- group 3 observed no model.
The groups were subdivided into four: boys and girls observed the same and opposite gender models