Social learning theory: Bandura et al. (1961)

Question 1

What was Bandura’s aim?

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Answer 1

• If children ^likely to aggress observing aggro, if they selectively imitated same-sex models

Question 2

What was Bandura’s procedure?

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Answer 2

• 36boys, 36girls
• Aggro group (observed adult model aggress bobo - punching)
• Non-aggro group (model assembling toys)
• Ctrl group (no model present)
  1) Children brought in room, play w toys
  2) Frustrated being shown shiny new toys, told for other children
  3) Taken into playroom w loads of toys (bobo)

Question 3

What did Bandura find?

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Answer 3

• Children who witnessed aggro model ^likely to imitate aggro
• Boys ^likely to imitate aggro of same-sex model

Question 4

What did Bandura conclude?

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Answer 4

• Social behaviour (aggro) acquired by imitation

- Imitation ^likely when model/observer same sex