Bandura Ross Ross

Question 1

What did Bandura want to investigate?

Answer 1

Are we naturally aggressive or do we learn aggressive behaviours

Question 2

What are the steps of observational learning?

Answer 2

Behaviour is modelled by a role model
Observer identifies with the role model
Behaviour is observed and noted
Behaviour is imitated and learned
Whether the behaviour is repeated depends on reinforcement and rewards

Question 3

What was the aim of the study?

Answer 3

To demonstrate that learning can occur through mere observation of a role model and that imitation of learned behaviour can occur in the absense of that model

Question 4

How many participants were in the study?

Answer 4

72 children
36 boys and 36 girls
Age 37 - 69 months

Question 5

Where were the children recruited from?

Answer 5

Stanford University nursery
Parents gave consent for them to take part

Question 6

What experimental design was used?

Answer 6

Matched pairs design

Question 7

What were the children rated on by the researcher and their teacher before the experiment took place?

Answer 7

Physical Aggression
Verbal Aggression
Aggression towards inanimate objects
Aggression inhibitation

Question 8

How were the children grouped?

Answer 8

Three groups based on levels of aggression

Question 9

What were the three groups of the study?

Answer 9

Aggressive condition
Non aggressive condition
Control group

Question 10

What happened in the aggressive condition?

Answer 10

24 children observed an adult being aggressive towards a bobo doll
12 saw a female model
12 saw a male model

Question 11

What happened in the non aggressive condition?

Answer 11

24 children saw an adult playing and ignoring the bobo doll
6 saw a female model
6 saw a male model

Question 12

What happened in the control group?

Answer 12

24 children did not see a role model

Question 13

What were the independant variables?

Answer 13

Sex of role models
If the role model displayed aggressive behaviour

Question 14

What was the dependant variable?

Answer 14

Behavioural response of the children

Question 15

What were the three stages of the experiment?

Answer 15

Stage 1- Modelling
Stage 2- Aggressive arousal
Stage 3- Test for delayed imitation

Question 16

What happened in stage 1?

Answer 16

Children were shown a role model who displayed aggressive or non aggressive behaviour

Question 17

What happened in stage 2?

Answer 17

Children were given a chance to play with the toys. They were then told the toys were reserved for best and they could no longer play with them.

Question 18

What happened in stage 3?

Answer 18

Children were moved to a room containing a variety of toys including the bobo doll. All could be played with in an aggressive or non aggressive manner.

Question 19

What were the findings of the study?

Answer 19

Children shown aggressive role models showed more aggressive acts than children who saw a non aggressive or no role model
Boys showed more aggression than girls
Children are more likely to imitate a same sex role model

Question 20

What were the conclusions of the study?

Answer 20

Children learn social behaviour through observation learning