LEARNING: Bandura et al Flashcards
what was the aim?
to investigate whether a child would learn aggression by observing an aggressive model and would reproduce this behavior in the absence of the model
if the sex of the model is important
what were the hypotheses?
children seeing an aggressive model will be more aggressive than those who see a non-aggressive model or no model at all
children seeing a non-aggressive model are less likely to show aggression than those who see no model
children are more likely to copy a same-sex model
boys are more likely to copy aggression than girls
what was the sample?
72 children
36 boys 36 girls
aged 3-6
Stanford university nursery school
what was the research method and design?
lab experiment
independent measures design
what was the independent variable?
the behavior of the model
sex of the model
sex of the child
what was the dependent variable?
child’s behavior displayed
an aggressive model was shown to:
24 children
12 boys and 12 girls
6 boys and 6 girls saw a same sex model
6 boys and 6 girls saw opposite sex model
a non aggressive model was shown to:
36 children, 12 boys and 12 girls
6 boys and 6 girls saw a same sex model
6 boys and 6 girls saw opposite sex model
a control group of:
12 boys and 12 girls did not see a model
how were participants mildly annoyed?
they were taken to a room with attractive toys (fire trucks and baby crib) and were allowed to play. after two minutes they were told that they aren’t allowed to play with these toys as they were the best toys and were reserved for other children
describe the observation room
it had a table and chair which was the child’s ‘play area’. they sat and made potato prints and sticker pictures. on the opposite side of the room there was a table and a chair and this was the model’s area. there was a tinker toy set, a five foot bobo doll and a mallet. the experimenter stayed in the room but appeared to be working at the desk.
what was the non aggressive model condition?
the model would assemble the tinker toys for ten minutes
what was the aggressive model condition?
the model would assemble the tinker toys for one minute then start attacking the bobo doll.
the bobo doll was laid on its side, sat on, punched in the nose, picked up, hit on the head with a mallet, tossed up in the air and kicked
aggressive comments were made like: sock him in the nose, kick him, pow
non aggressive comments were made like: he keeps coming back for more, he sure is a tough fella
this was repeated 3 times for 9 minutes
describe the experimental room
the room had aggressive toys like a 3 foot bobo doll, a mallet, a peg board, a tether ball with a face printed on it hanging from the ceiling and 2 dart guns
it had non aggressive toys like a tea set, 2 dolls, 3 bears, trucks, cars, plastic farm animals, crayons and coloring paper
what happened in the experimental room?
children were observed using a one-way mirror for 20 minutes in five second intervals
imitative, partially imitative and non-imitative action was recorded
