the bobo doll experiment took place at stanford university.
the bobo doll experiment took place at stanford university.
where did the bobo doll experiment take place?
stanford university
the bobo doll experiment was a study carried out by albert bandura who was a professor at stanford university. it focused on the study of aggression using three groups of preschoolers as the subjects. bandura took inflatable plastic toys called bobo dolls and weighted them down to always stand upright. the preschoolers were divided into three groups by gender, and then into six subgroups. one of the groups would observe an adult act aggressively towards the bobo doll, another group would observe an adult with non-aggressive behaviors, and the last group would not be exposed to any behavior models. the study found the preschoolers exposed to the aggressive behavior had imitated the aggressiveness towards the doll, regardless of gender. the other two groups showed significantly less hostility towards the doll. the study had shown aggressive and non-aggressive behaviors were learned by observing others and had a significant effect on the subjects even after the study was concluded.
social 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