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
8. What was the dependent variable of the study?
The level of fear displayed
The level of aggression displayed
The level of happiness displayed
The level of shyness displayed
9. Which gender was more aggresive overall?
Boys
Nobody was aggressive
Girls
They were both equally aggressive
10. What kind of design was used?
Oppurtunity design
Matched pairs design
Independent groups design
Repeated measures design
11. Descrive the participants used in this study
71 children aged between 3-6 from yale university nursery school
70 children aged between 4-6 from cambridge university nursery school
72 children aged between 3-6 from stanford university nursery school
72 children aged between 1-3 from oxford university nursery school
12. Were same sex models more likely to be imitated?
Children imitated any sex model equally
Yes, the children imitated same sex models more
No, the children imitated opposite sex models more
Sex did not even matter it was age!
13. Who were more likely to imitate verbal aggression?
They both imitated the same level of verbal aggression
Verbal aggression was not imitated at all
Girls
Boys
14. 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
15. What was the final conclusion of this study?
Behaviour is learnt by imitation only of role models
Behaviour is learnt by observation/imitation of other children
Behaviour is learnt by observation/imitation of role models
Smiling is learnt by observation only of role models
16. What happened in the second condition?
The children were taken one at a time to play with some other toys in another room, but they were stopped by an experimenter who said they didn't let just anyone play with these toys because they were special
The children were taken in a big group to play with some other toys in another room, but they were stopped by their parents who said they didn't let anyone play with these toys because they were broken
The children were taken altogether to play with some other books in another room, but they were stopped by an angry adult who said they didn't let just anyone read these books because they were special
The children were taken one at a time to play with some other toys in another corner in the same room, but they were stopped by an old woman who said they didn't let just anyone play with these toys because they were sacred
17. What happened in the third condition?
They were not moved again and continued playing with the same toys (including a mallett and a bobo doll)
They were moved yet again to play with different toys (including a mallett and a bobo doll) in a different room
They were moved yet again to play with different toys (including a toy giraffe and a train set) in a different room
They were moved yet again to play with different toys (including a balloon and a paddling pool) in a smaller room