Bandura, Ross & Ross Flashcards
Name the 3 IV’s in the study
- changing sex of the model
- aggression vs. non-aggression
- gender of the child
What was the aim of the study?
To see if imitated behaviour would be displayed in new surroundings
How long were children in the first room for?
10 minutes
What did the non-aggressive model do in room one?
Non-aggressively played with a toy
What did the aggressive model do in room one?
- begins to assemble tinker toy
- after 1min model begins aggression towards bobo doll
- 3 reps of each aggressive action
What did the models do 3 repetitions of in the aggressive actions?
- sitting on doll & hitting nose
- hitting with wooden mallet
- throwing & kicking doll
- verbal aggression
How long were the children in the second room for?
2 minutes
What happened after the experimenter tells the child they can play with the toys?
Te experimenter told the child that the toys were the best toys and reserved for other people, resulting in the child being annoyed
How long was the child in the third room for?
20 minutes
The child was observed through a mirror by how many observers in room three?
Two
What were the three types of aggressive behaviour that children showed?
- imitative
- partial
- non-imitative
Did the study have low or high reliability? Why?
Low, as they were looking for very specific examples of behaviour. Also high as they had inter-rater reliability
The study was only carried out on children from where?
USA
Why did the study have low ecological validity?
It’s not how a child would usually witness aggression and had no context behind it
Describe the sample of the study
- children from Stanford Uni nursery
- average age of 4yrs 4mnths
- 72 children in whole
- 6 in each section
