Bandura's research

Cards (2)

  • What was the research of Bandura (1961)?
    Bandura recorded the behaviour of young children who watched an adult behave in an aggressive way towards a Bobo doll. When the children then played with the doll, they behaved in much more aggressive ways than those who had observed a non-aggressive adult.
  • What was the research of Bandura and Walters (1963)?
    They showed videos to children where an adult behaved aggressively towards a Bobo doll. One group saw the adult being praised for their behaviour, the second group saw the adult being punished and the third control group saw the aggression without any consequence. When given their own doll, the first group showed much more aggression, followed by the third, then the first.