Bandura et al and Saavedra and Silverman

Question 1

What is the aim of Bandura study (Aggression)?

Answer 1

• To investigate whether a child would learn aggression by observing a model
• To know if they would reproduce this behaviour in the absence of the model, and whether the sex of the role model was important.

Question 2

What is the research method of Bandura?

Answer 2

Laboratory experiment

Question 3

What is the aim of Saavedra and Silverman (Button phobia) study?

Answer 3

⁠- To understand the causes of button phobia (koumpounophobia) in a child.
- To treat a child’s phobia of buttons using disgust and fear responses.

Question 4

What is the research method of Saavedra and Silverman?

Answer 4

Case study

Question 5

Bandura Generalisability

Answer 5

• Small, single-location sample (Stanford nursery, 72 kids).
• Limited to young, Western, middle-class children.

Question 6

Bandura Reliability

Answer 6

• Standardized, replicable procedure.
• High inter-rater reliability.

Question 7

Bandura Application

Answer 7

• Supports social learning theory (SLT).
• Used in media violence policies and education.

Question 8

Bandura Validity

Answer 8

• High internal validity (controlled lab).
• Low ecological validity (artificial setting, demand characteristics).

Question 9

Bandura Ethics

Answer 9

• Potential harm, no full informed consent.
• Deception about study aims.