Bandura, A.Ross, D. and Ross, S.A.

1. What happened in the first condition?

Non-aggressive: played with toy trains for 9 mins, Aggressive: this only lasted for 1 min and then they spat at a bobo doll 5 times over a 9 minute period
Non-aggressive: assembled tinker toys for 10 mins, Aggressive: this only lasted for 1 min and then they attacked a bobo doll 3 times over a 9 minute period
Non-aggressive: assembled wooden blocks for 6 mins, Aggressive: this only lasted for 1 min and then they attacked a toy bear 2 times over a 2 minute period
Non-aggressive: painted for 20 mins, Aggressive: this only lasted for 1 min and then they screamed at a toy horse 4 times over a 12 minute period

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To see whether fear can be acquired through modelling and to see if the same sex models are more likely to be imitated than models of the opposite sex
To see whether love can be acquired through modelling and to see if opposite sex models are more likely to be imitated than models of the same sex
To see whether aggression can be acquired through modelling and to see if the same sex models are more likely to be imitated than models of the opposite sex
To see whether aggression can be acquired through reinforcement and to see if opposite sex models are more likely to be imitated than models of the same sex