bandura ross and ross 1963

Question 1

what were the aims

Answer 1

ppts with high aggression anxiety will display less aggression than those with less anxiety
male will show more aggression than females
ppts who see aggressive adults will display more aggression

Question 2

what was the method

Answer 2

-96 children, stanford uni nursery
- 1 male1 female model
- 3 groups one control, half saw same sex, other opposite
1 life aggressive model
2 human model on film - semi darkened room, movie started when experimenter left room, lasted 10 min, same aggression as 1
3 cartoon character on film- same as 2 but cartoon was female dressed as a cat called herman with high pitched voice, same aggression

Question 3

what are the results

Answer 3

1 - 82.9
2 - 91.5
3 - 99
conrol - 54.3

Question 4

what are the conclusions

Answer 4

seeing aggression in media increases aggression in children
children who saw aggression on film nearly 2x as aggressive as control group

Question 5

evaluate

Answer 5

+ sample size 96, can be generalised
- ethnocentric, stanford uni nursery, doesnt represent those from other countries
+ semi darkened room is a good control as it gives little distraction, focus on what is being shown, no EVs
+ shows TV influences childrens behaviour, watershed has been put in place to limit what children are exposed to, parents given advice to limit what children watch
+ cat spoke in high pitched voice, increase internal validity as voice is target to engage the children to watch whole thing
- cat is called herman which decreases internal validity as there is confusion in gender