SLT - Bandura’s bobo doll study

When was Bandura's bobo doll study?

1961

What SLT experiment was in 1961?

Bandura's bobo doll study

What was the aim of Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

Show that if children see a model show aggressive behaviour they will imitate it

Who were the Ps in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

72 american children

36 males

36 females

aged 3-5

recruited from Stanford Uni Crèche

How many Ps was there in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

72

What was the age range of the Ps in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

3-5

How many girls were in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

36

How many boys were in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

36

What was the gender distribution of Ps in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

Equal

36 males

36 females

How many experimental conditions were there in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

8 and a control group

Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study had 8 experimental conditions and a

control group

Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study had a control group and

8 experimental conditions

How many children were in each condition in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

6

except control group

How did Bandura make sure not all the aggressive children ended up on the same condition?

All children match for verbal and physical aggression (from experimenter + teacher ratings) before

Why were all children matched for verbal and physical aggression (from experimenter + teacher ratings) before Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

To make sure not all aggressive children ended up in the same condition

What were the different conditions in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

Wether children watched aggressive models or not

and if models were same or different gender to child

Procedure of Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study (4)

1. Children tested individually and taken to a room with toys and bobo doll

2. Aggressive condition : model plays with toy then aggressively plays with bobo doll

Non-aggressive condition: model plays with toy

3. Child taken to experimental room containing aggressive + non-aggressive toys and left to play for 20 minutes

Observed through a 1 way mirror

4. Observer counts acts of imitated aggression + non-imitated aggression

What did the researcher count when observing in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

Acts of imitated aggression

Acts of non-imitated aggression

What did the model do in the aggressive condition of Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

Play with toy for a minute then play aggressively with bobo doll

What did the model do in the non-aggressive condition of Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

Play with the toys

How long were the children left to play in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

20 minutes

How did the observer observe the children in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

Through a 1 way mirror

What was the findings of Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

Children exposed to aggressive model showed significantly more acts of aggression

Findings of Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study? (stats)

•>50% of acts of aggression were done by the 24 children in the aggressive model condition

•Aggression more pronounced in boys especially if model same sex

•Boys more aggressive in every condition

Who were >50% of the acts of aggression done by in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

The 24 children in the aggressive condition

The 24 children in the aggressive condition did

>50% of the aggressive acts

When was aggression more pronounced in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study?

In boys

especially if model same sex

Male children showed

more aggression in every condition in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study

What is the conclusion of in Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study? (2)

•Aggression is a social behaviour imitated by children observing models

•Imitation more likely if model same sex supporting identification

What conclusion from Bandura's (1961) bobo doll study supports identification?

Imitation more likely when model same sex