Procedure:
Matched pair design (type of aggression displayed Aim:
Sample To find out if children would show mor
aggressive behaviour or less if exposed
72 participants
aggressive role model.
24 non-aggressive role model
24 aggressive role model
24 control group
Aged 3-6
Learning
Results:
From Stanford university nursery Participants in aggressive model condit
Method Bandura 1961 displayed more aggressive acts.
“Bobo Doll Boys more likely to imitate same sex m
Stage 1- modelling girls and more physical aggression.
Experiment”
Attack bobo doll, play with non-aggressive Girls showed more physical response if
tinker-bell toy. male but more verbal if model female.
Stage 2- aggression arousal
All exposed to mild aggressive toy, taken to
room with many toys. Conclusion:
Stage 3- test for delayed imitation If child exposed to an aggressive mode
Observed every 5 seconds they would imitate their behaviour.
Boys more likely to imitate some sex m
One way mirror for 20 minutes
Room containing variety of non-aggressive and
aggressive toys.
, Procedure: IV- 1. Aggressive model was real, Aim:
filmed or a cartoon
Sample 2. Child was same or opposite sex of
To see if children were more likely t
role model aggressive if exposed to an aggressi
96 children (48 boys and 48 girls), aged 3-5,
3. Child’s gender in film/cartoon, rather than in perso
from Stanford university nursery school
DV- 1.Number of verbal, physical,
Opportunity sampling mallet and gun-play actions the child Results:
Method carried out Control group carried out around hal
2. Number of non-imitative aggressive aggression at the other groups.
The experiment included two conditions: actions No significant difference between liv
Control condition: No non-aggressive filmed or cartoon models.
model condition (no exposure to any The cartoon produced more non-imi
model at all) Bandura, Ross
Experimental groups: Learning
and Ross (1963a) Conclusion:
1. Real-Life Aggressive condition: Children will imitate filmed aggressio
2. Human Film-Aggression condition: The way as live aggression role models
models in the film presentations were the Children showed more aggression af
same adult males and females who the aggressive film/cartoons instead
participated in the Real-Life condition of the less aggressive
experiment. Identical aggressive behavior Cartoon aggression seemed to weake
was portrayed. inhibitions.
3. Cartoon Film-Aggression condition: The Exposure to filmed aggression height
children watched a film where a female adult reactions in children.
dressed up as a cartoon cat whilst following
the script of the Bobo doll
Matched pair design (type of aggression displayed Aim:
Sample To find out if children would show mor
aggressive behaviour or less if exposed
72 participants
aggressive role model.
24 non-aggressive role model
24 aggressive role model
24 control group
Aged 3-6
Learning
Results:
From Stanford university nursery Participants in aggressive model condit
Method Bandura 1961 displayed more aggressive acts.
“Bobo Doll Boys more likely to imitate same sex m
Stage 1- modelling girls and more physical aggression.
Experiment”
Attack bobo doll, play with non-aggressive Girls showed more physical response if
tinker-bell toy. male but more verbal if model female.
Stage 2- aggression arousal
All exposed to mild aggressive toy, taken to
room with many toys. Conclusion:
Stage 3- test for delayed imitation If child exposed to an aggressive mode
Observed every 5 seconds they would imitate their behaviour.
Boys more likely to imitate some sex m
One way mirror for 20 minutes
Room containing variety of non-aggressive and
aggressive toys.
, Procedure: IV- 1. Aggressive model was real, Aim:
filmed or a cartoon
Sample 2. Child was same or opposite sex of
To see if children were more likely t
role model aggressive if exposed to an aggressi
96 children (48 boys and 48 girls), aged 3-5,
3. Child’s gender in film/cartoon, rather than in perso
from Stanford university nursery school
DV- 1.Number of verbal, physical,
Opportunity sampling mallet and gun-play actions the child Results:
Method carried out Control group carried out around hal
2. Number of non-imitative aggressive aggression at the other groups.
The experiment included two conditions: actions No significant difference between liv
Control condition: No non-aggressive filmed or cartoon models.
model condition (no exposure to any The cartoon produced more non-imi
model at all) Bandura, Ross
Experimental groups: Learning
and Ross (1963a) Conclusion:
1. Real-Life Aggressive condition: Children will imitate filmed aggressio
2. Human Film-Aggression condition: The way as live aggression role models
models in the film presentations were the Children showed more aggression af
same adult males and females who the aggressive film/cartoons instead
participated in the Real-Life condition of the less aggressive
experiment. Identical aggressive behavior Cartoon aggression seemed to weake
was portrayed. inhibitions.
3. Cartoon Film-Aggression condition: The Exposure to filmed aggression height
children watched a film where a female adult reactions in children.
dressed up as a cartoon cat whilst following
the script of the Bobo doll
