Banduras bobo doll study

• Banduras bobo doll

  > AIM - To see whether aggressive behaviour could be learned through observation

  > SAMPLE - 36 boys and 36 girls (3-5 years old)
• Banduras bobo doll

  > PROCEDURE

  > Controlled environment. Children divided into two conditions.

  > In the non-aggressive condition, the children observed the model assemble toys in a quiet manner ignoring the bobo doll.

  > In the aggressive condition, the children observed the model acting aggressively towards the bobo doll.

  > The “model” performed new aggressive behaviours not expected of children e.g. hitting it on the head with a mallet, or punching it in the nose repeatedly.

  > Verbal aggression included shouting phrases such as “sock him in the nose.”
• Banduras bobo doll

  FINDINGS

  > Children in the aggressive condition had significantly higher physical and verbal aggression scores than the non-aggressive or control groups

  > 70% of children in the non-aggressive or control groups had zero ratings of aggression

  > Both genders were more influenced by the male model

  > Boys were more aggressive then girls