Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment

In what way did learning occured in Bandura el al's study?

• operant conditioning

• classical conditioning

• imitative learning

Which ones were NOT the hypotheses of the study?

• Children observing aggressive model will be more aggressive

• Children are more likely to copy adults of their own genders

• Boys will display aggression more than girls

• Children in the control group will be least aggressive

• Children observing non aggressive model will be second most aggressive

Identify the research method and the design of the study

• lab experiment, matched pairs

• field experiment,matched pairs

• lab experiment, repeated measure

• field experiment, independent measure

What were the IVs of the study?

• Type of model

• Model gender

• Children's gender

• Age of model

• Children's age

Two problems with the sample are ...

• too homogenous

• imbalanced gender representative

• not good in explaining reasons behind response

• sample too large, difficult to analyze

Researchers' justification for annoying the children at the beginning was ...

• to increase the chance for aggressive behavior in control group

• to keep children blinded from demand characteristics

• to prevent children from early explosion of aggression

• to minimize order effect disrupting the validity of the research

What were the ages of the children in the study?

• 2 - 3

• 3 - 6

• 9 - 12

• 8 - 10

The experiment was manipulated in three conditions, which is NOT one of those conditions?

• Aggressive model is shown to 24 children

• Non-Aggressive model is shown to 24 children

• No model is shown (control condition) to 24 children

• No model is shown to female subjects

Non Aggressive toys involved in the experiment included all except...

• tea set

• crayons

• army men

• teddy bears

Female subjects showed more verbal aggression towards...

• Female Models

• Male Models

• Cars

• Barbie Dolls