social learning theory - bandura

Question 1

what is the aim of the study?

Answer 1

To find out if children would show more aggressive behaviour if exposed to an aggressive role model and less
aggressive behaviour if exposed to a non-aggressive role model.

Question 2

what was the method of the study and what was the 3 conditions?

Answer 2

72 Children were split into three groups of 24 (12 boys, 12 girls)

1. AGGRESSIVE
   Children observed an adult (role model) attack a five-foot inflatable doll. - the doll was kicked and punched and the attacker used aggressive statements such as “Punch him on the nose”. Bandura used males and females as role models.
2. NON AGGRESSIVE
   Children observed an adult assembling a toy showing no aggression
3. CONTROL
   Condition three (Control)
   No adult model was observed
   After this first stage each child was taken to a second room filled with toys and a bobo doll. The child was filmed playing with the toys for twenty minutes

Question 3

results

Answer 3

The children who had observed the aggressive model (condition one) displayed
higher levels of aggressive behaviour to the doll than those in either of the
other two conditions. Children were more likely to directly imitate same sex
role models.