Bandura

What did the children watch?

an adult behave aggressively towards a doll

What was the difference in behaviour between those who had observed the adult and those who had not?

those that had observed the adult were far more aggressive towards the doll

When they repeated the study the adults were told 3 different things, what were the different conditions?

Praised

Punished

No consequences

In what order were the children the most aggressive from the 3 different reinforcements?

praised

no consequene

punished

Were the children more likely to replicate adults of different genders?

no, the same gender

What type of aggression were the girls more likely to replicate compared to boys?

verbal aggression

What does the difference in the type of aggression displayed between girls and boys show?

that societal norms influence the type of aggression displayed

Why were the girls more likely to copy the women's aggression?

identification

How did the consequences the adults receive influence the children's behaviour?

vicarious reinforcement