the video shown about the bobo doll experiment was an example of social learning theory.
the video shown about the bobo doll experiment was an example of social learning theory.
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social learning theory
the bobo doll experiment (or experiments) is the collective name for the experiments performed by albert bandura during 1961 and 1963 when he studied children's behavior after they watched a human adult model act aggressively towards a bobo doll, a doll-like toy with a rounded bottom and low center of mass that rocks back to an upright position after it has been knocked down. there are different variations of the experiment. the most notable experiment measured the children's behavior after seeing the human model get rewarded, get punished, or experience no consequence for physically abusing the bobo doll. the experiments are empirical methods to test bandura's social learning theory. the social learning theory claims that people learn largely by observing, imitating, and modeling. it demonstrates that people learn not only by being rewarded or punished (behaviorism), but they can also learn from watching somebody else being rewarded or punished (observational learning). these experiments are important because they resulted in many more studies concerning the effects of observational learning. the new data from the studies has practical implications, for example by providing evidence of how children can be influenced by watching violent media.
bobo doll experiment
for the experiment, 32 girls and 32 boys were divided into three groups and one control group. group 1 watched a live model become aggressive towards a bobo doll. group 2 watched a movie version of the human model become aggressive to a bobo doll, and group 3 watched a cartoon version of a cat become aggressive towards a bobo doll. each child watched the aggressive acts individually. after the exposure to the models all four groups of children were then placed individually in a room with an experimenter where they were exposed to a mildly frustrating situation to elicit aggression. next the children were allowed to play freely in an adjoining room, which was full of toys, including the bobo doll and the "weapons" that were used by the models. the researchers observed the children and noted any interaction with the bobo doll.
bobo doll experiment