The Bobo Dolls study Bandura Ross& Ross 1961
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- The Bobo Dolls study, Bandura Ross& Ross 1961
- AIM
- To see weather young children will imitate behaviour they have seen, especially if that behaviour was rewarded or not.
- METHOD
- Lab experiment at Stanford University.
- 8 Experimental groups in 4 conditions
- Agressive
- Male role model
- 6 girls
- 6 boys
- Female role model
- 6 boys
- 6 girls
- Male role model
- Non- Agressive
- Male role model
- 6 boys
- 6 girls
- Male role model
- PROCEDURE
- 72 children aged 3-5 years old matched for aggression before study started
- Some groups watched aggressive behaviour; some non- aggressive behaviour and control group wacted neither
- Children then put into a slightly aggressive state by being told they could not play with certain toys.
- Then behaviour observed with access to a Bobo doll and child was observed
- RESULTS
- Children in non-aggressive state showed almost no aggression,(70%)
- Those that watched aggressive models showed physical and verbal aggression imitating model.
- Male model copied more overall but boys more physically aggressive
- CONCLUSION
- Children watching adults behaving aggressively are more likely to imitate aggression so observational learning does take place.
- Children also imitated non-aggressive behaviour, which led to less aggression.
- A male adult showing aggressive behaviour is copied more than female adult aggressive model.
- Girls are more verbally aggressive
- EVALUATION
- Positives
- Controlled experiment with cause and effect conclusions
- High reliability because of inter-rater observation by judges
- One judge did not know which condition a child had been in so bias was reduced.
- Practical applications of TV viewing, replicable
- Negatives
- Limited sample, not valid because situation was not natural
- Children may have thought they had to hit the doll.
- Ethical issues of children observing verbal and physical aggressive acts and repeating them.
- How these were dealt with was not explained
- Positives
- AIM
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