4.3.1 Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment

• What is Social Learning Theory (SLT)?

  Observation, imitation, and modelling
• Social Learning Theory (SLT) proposes that we learn behaviours through observation, imitation, and modelling
• Observation in SLT refers to learning by watching others' actions.
• What is imitation in Social Learning Theory (SLT)?

  Copying observed behaviors
• A role model in Social Learning Theory is referred to as a model
• Steps in observational learning

  1️⃣ Attention

  2️⃣ Retention

  3️⃣ Reproduction

  4️⃣ Motivation
• What does attention refer to in observational learning?

  Noticing the behavior
• In observational learning, retention involves remembering the details of the observed behavior
• Reproduction in observational learning requires practicing the observed behavior.
• What role does motivation play in observational learning?

  Expectation of rewards
• Social Learning Theory proposes that we learn through observation, imitation, and reinforcement.

  False
• Observation in Social Learning Theory involves learning by watching others' actions
• What is imitation in Social Learning Theory?

  Copying observed behaviours
• Modelling in Social Learning Theory refers to a role model whose behaviors are imitated.
• Steps in observational learning

  1️⃣ Attention

  2️⃣ Retention

  3️⃣ Reproduction

  4️⃣ Motivation
• What was the main aim of Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment?

  Imitation of aggressive behavior
• One aim of Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment was to investigate if children would learn aggressive behavior from observing an adult model
• Children in Bandura's experiment were more likely to imitate models of the same gender.
• What type of aggression was more likely to be imitated in Bandura's study?

  Physical aggression
• The methodology of Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment involved three participant groups
• What behavior did the aggressive model display in Bandura's experiment?

  Physical and verbal aggression
• Children who observed the non-aggressive model showed minimal aggression towards the Bobo doll.
• Children in the control group of Bandura's experiment showed aggression levels similar to the non-aggressive
• What is the first step in observational learning according to Social Learning Theory?

  Attention
• Remembering the observed behavior is called retention
• What is the third step in observational learning?

  Reproduction
• Motivation in observational learning refers to being incentivized to repeat the behavior.
• What was the main aim of Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment?

  To determine if children imitate aggressive behaviors
• One aim of the Bobo Doll Experiment was to investigate if children would learn aggressive behavior from observing an adult model
• Children in the Bobo Doll Experiment were more likely to imitate models of the same gender.
• What type of aggression was more likely to be imitated by children in the Bobo Doll Experiment?

  Physical aggression
• Arrange the participant groups in Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment based on their model's behavior.

  1️⃣ Aggressive model

  2️⃣ Non-aggressive model

  3️⃣ Control group
• The Bobo Doll Experiment was conducted in a natural setting to ensure ecological validity.

  False
• Children who observed aggressive behavior were more likely to exhibit the same aggressive actions towards the Bobo doll
• What influence did gender similarity have on imitation in the Bobo Doll Experiment?

  Children imitated same-gender models more
• The Bobo Doll Experiment confirmed that children learn aggressive behaviors through observation and imitation.
• What is one strength of the Bobo Doll Experiment?

  Controlled environment
• Exposing children to aggressive behavior raises ethical concerns related to protection from harm
• What ethical violation occurred due to exposing children to aggressive behavior in the Bobo Doll Experiment?

  Protection from harm
• Parents were fully informed about the aggressive content their children were exposed to in the Bobo Doll Experiment.

  False