Bandura

• Bandura background


  Learning theory- Classic and operant conditioning

  Social learning theory- imitating role models
• Bandura aim


  To investigate if children imitate specific acts of aggression and behave more generally aggressive. They were also interested in if there were any gender differences
• Bandura sample


  36 boys and 36 girls from Stanford University Nursey.

  opportunity sample- who was available at the time

  Mean age of 52 months

  Inter-rater observation of aggression using a 4 five point scale.
• Bandura research method


  Lab experiment
• Bandura design


  Matched pairs design
• Bandura apparatus


  various toys including a bobo doll
• Bandura procedure


  Phase 1- Modelling, 1 group with aggressive model hitting and throwing bobo doll, another with non aggressive model playing with tinker toys and another with no model

  Phase 2- Aggression arousal, play was stopped with cars but them toys were for special children only

  Phase 3-Tested for delayed imitation children were observed every 5 seconds through a one way mirror, there was violent toys and non violent toys
• Bandura results


  Children in aggressive group imitated many models physical and verbal behaviours aggressive and non aggressive

  Children in other conditions showed few aggressive behaviours

  Agressive group displayed more non imitative agression than non agressive group

  Same sex imitation effect present for boys

  Male models had greater influence than female models

  Boys imitated more physical agression then girls
• Bandura conclusions


  People will produce new behaviours that they have observed and generalise those behaviours to other situations

  Males are more likely to be modelled