Developmental - External Influences (HALF FINISHED) Flashcards
Bandura, Chaney
BANDURA - Background
BANDURA - Aim
- Investigate the Extent to which Children Imitate Aggression Modelled by an Adult
- Investigate Effects of Gender on Imitation
BANDURA - Method
- Measures aggressiveness of the children
- IVs: Behaviour of Models (Aggressive, Non-Aggressive, Control Group w/out Model), Gender of the Model, Gender of the Child
- Independant Measures, Matched Participants
- 72 Children (even genders)
- 4 Hypothesis:
- 1 - Children w/ Agg. Model more likely to Imitate Agg. (than those Without Agg. Model) - TRUE
- 2 - Children w/ Non-Agg. Model Less Agg. than those not exposed to a model at all - TRUE
- 3 - If the Model is the same sex as the participant, they will be more aggressive - TRUE
- 4 - Boys more likely to imitate - Boys physically, Girls verbally
BANDURA - Procedure
Pre-Test - Children left in play room and rated 1-5 in aggression levels by their nursery teacher and an expert. Each group condition had full range of aggression measurements
1 - Experimental Room - 1min of doing nothing, then agression lasts 10 mins, saying: “Pow!” or “Sock it to ‘em!”.
2 - Aggression Arousal - Bright stimulating toys shown to child, but told they were for someone else and took them back out.
3 - Test for Delayed Aggression - 20mins in a room with a doll to see if test 1 is replicated, recorded from behind a one-way mirror.
Behaviours listed as: Imitate, Partially Imitate, No Imitation
BANDURA - Results
- Children who had witnessed an aggressive model were significantly more aggressive themselves
- Little diff between control group and non-aggressive groups
- Boys more likely to be more influenced by their own gender Model than girls were
- Boys more physically aggressive, girls more verbally aggressive
BANDURA - Conclusions
- Witnessing aggression can be enough to stimulate aggression in children instead of a long process
- Children imitate gender-specific aggression - moreso with a same-sex Role Model - though at a similar level
BANDURA - Generalisability
BANDURA - Reliability
BANDURA - Applications
Not exposing Children to violence (TV etc.) can make them behave less violently, Vice Verce.
BANDURA - Validity
BANDURA - Ethics
BANDURA - Link to Theme
MAJOR: how children acquire new behaviours - Observation behaviour
BANDURA - Link to Area
Suggests that Role Models are Key to development
BANDURA - Understanding of Individual, Social & Cultural Diversity
BANDURA - Remember by
Doll Aggression
