individualistic theories - banduras social learning theory Flashcards

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bandura’s bobo doll study

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  • tested 36 boys and 36 girls between the ages of 3-6
  • the children were divided into 3 groups of 24
    GROUP 1
  • saw an adult role model aggressively playing with a bobo doll and was rewarded with praise
    GROUP 2
  • saw an adult role model be punished for aggressively playing with the bobo doll
    GROUP 3
  • control group - didnt see aggressive behaviour
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bandura’s bobo doll study results

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GROUP 1
- imitated the aggressive behaviour that they had seen being rewarded
GROUP 2
- least likely to imitate the aggressive behaviour as they saw it being punished
GROUP 3
- didnt exhibit aggressive behaviour

therefore, wether they imitated the behaviour depended on the consequences they had observed of the model

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what is bandura’s social learning theory?

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  • bandura suggests that people learn by watching the behaviour of their ROLE MODELS
  • role models = who we look up to, similar to the observe e.g. gender, higher status
  • if a person sees their role model being rewarded for their behaviour, they are more likely to imitate that behaviour = VICARIOUS REINFORCEMENT
  • if we watch our role model being punished for their behaviour, this will make us less likely to imitate the behaviour
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STRENGTHS of bandura’s theory

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  • bobo doll experiment support his theory that behaviour can be learnt
  • young age group - not exposed to much negative behaviour
  • experiment had control variables - e.g. gender = greater accuracy
  • study has been replicated with small changes but similar results have been found about copying aggressive behaviour
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WEAKNESSES of bandura’s theory

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  • unethical because Bandura exposed young children to aggressive behaviour
  • doesnt consider other factors/causes of criminality e.g. biological, social
  • novelty aspect of bobo doll - more likely to interact with it
  • not everyone who observes crime copies it
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