bandura (1963) Flashcards
1
Q
state the aim
A
investigate whether exposing children to film-mediated aggression would increase the probability of aggression
2
Q
describe the sample
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- 96
- boys and girls
- mean age 52 months
- stanford uni nursery school
3
Q
state the 4 conditions
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- control
- real life aggressive models
- 10 min film of aggressive models
- cartoon of aggressive female model dressed as a cat
4
Q
state the 3 IVs
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- condition
- gender of child
- gender of adult
5
Q
state the 2 DVs
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- number of physically aggressive acts
- number of verbally aggressive acts
6
Q
describe the procedure
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- children watched individually
- mild aggression arousal elimination room
- next room = toys and doll, could play
- observed by researchers
7
Q
describe the results
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- exposed to aggressive behaviour = twice as much aggression
- boys = more aggressive
- boys exposed to male model = imitated more gun play (15.9) compared to female model (7.3)
- girls showed less gun play (1.8) with female model compared to boys
8
Q
describe the conclusions
A
- children learn aggression through imitation
- aggression can be learned through media and non human models
