bandura
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- Created on: 10-12-19 19:05
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- Bandura
- Theories
- SLT says behaviours are learned through reinforcement and observation
- Background
- Previous research showed that children will imitate behaviour with a model present, but nothing about them being absent
- The aim was to show that behaviour will be imitated in absence of models
- There were 4 hypotheses, kids with aggressive models will be more aggressive and vice-versa, boys will be more aggressive and kids will copy same-sex models more
- Research method
- Lab experiment with independent measures/ matched pairs
- There were 3 IV's, sex of model, sex of child and aggressive/ non-aggressive model
- DV was the amount of imitated aggression
- DV was measured by male researchers and researcher watching at 5 second intervals through a one way mirror
- Ps' were pre-rated for aggression by the researcher and kids teachers and matched
- Ps' were randomly assigned to the two conditions/ control
- Sample
- 72 kids 36 boys and girls)
- Mean age 52 months
- From Stanford Uni Nursery
- Procedure
- Room 1: Children played with potato prints/stickers for 10 mins. There was either no model, an aggressive model or a model ignoring the Bobo doll
- Room 2: children were aggressively aroused. They were given nice toys and said they weren't allowed to play with them, but they were allowed to play in the next room
- Room 3: children were taken into a room with toys and observed through a one way mirror for 20 mins and imitative/ partially imitative/non imitative and none aggressive behaviour was recorded
- Findings
- Children in the aggressive condition were significantly more aggressive than the controls
- Children in the aggressive condition sometimes showed more non-imitative aggression (not significant)
- Boys imitated boys more with physical aggression, girls imitated girls more for verbal aggression
- Male models had more influence than female models
- Boys were more physically aggressive than girls
- Conclusions
- Children will imitate behaviour, even if the model is not present
- Children lean behaviour through observation and imitation
- Male models have a greater influence than female models (especially with physical aggression)
- Verbal aggression is learned more often through the same sex models
- Theories
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