EFFECTS - Bandura: Social Learning Theory Flashcards
1
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Where did Social Learning Theory come from?
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The Bobo doll experiment
2
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What was the Bobo doll experiment?
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Children re-enacted violent acts they had seen on screen on a doll.
3
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What was did Bandura conclude from the Bobo doll experiment?
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Children who viewed violent content on screen are likely to repeat the same behaviour in the real world.
4
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What did the Bobo doll experiment validate?
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The fears social commentators already had about the effects of television.
5
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What did Bandura acknowledge in Social Learning Theory?
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It’s difficult to establish if individuals with may seek out violent texts & have preference for these or the viewing of violent texts causes a behaviour.
