name one limitation of the social learning theory
- evidence in which the theory is based on took place in a lab which are criticised for their contrived nature where participants may respond to demand characteristics
- can also be argued that because the main purpose of a bobo doll is to strike it, the children may have been behaving in a way that they thought was expected
--> suggests the research may tell us little about how children learn aggression in everyday life
IGNORES BIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
- underestimates role of genetics
- eg. in Bandura's study boys showed higher levels of aggression which may be linked to testosterone