section A: developmental area

Question 1

what are the key principles of the developmental area?

Answer 1

1. the developmental area suggests that behaviours develop over our lifespan and may be in response to nature or nurture influences
2. individuals may change their thinking and behaviour systematically through crucial stages of development

Question 2

what are the key themes within the developmental area and the studies associated with them?

Answer 2

external influences on childrens behaviour: bandura and chaney
moral development: kohlberg and lee

Question 3

what is the aim of banduras experiment?

Answer 3

To investigate whether children will imitate specific acts of aggression

Question 4

what is the background of banduras experiment?

Answer 4

social learning theory : explains human behaviour in terms of continuous interaction between cognitive, behavioural and environmental influences

Question 5

what were the variables within banduras experiment?

Answer 5

IV: whether the child witnessed an aggressive or non-aggressive adult model in the first phase of the experiment
the sex of the model (male/female)
the sex of the child (male/female)

DV: the amount of imitative behaviour and aggression shown by the child in phase 3

Question 6

what was the sample in banduras experiment?

Answer 6

72 children
36 boys 36 girls
obtained by opportunity sampling

Question 7

what were the three phases in the procedure of bandura?

Answer 7

1. modelling
2. arousal
3. testing for delayed imitation

Question 8

outline phase 1 in banduras experiment?

Answer 8

• ## children in the experimental conditions were individually taken into a room and sat at a table