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TRANSMISSION OF AGGRESSION THROUGH IMITATION OF AGGRESSIVE MODELS

A.k.a.

Bobo Doll Experiment

Albert Bandura, Dorothea Ross and Sheila A. Ross (1961)

Made and edited by Nghi Nguyen

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What they did

72 children

Aggressive (24)

Non-aggressive (24)

Control (24)

6 boys

6 girls

6 boys

6 girls

6 boys

6 girls

6 boys

6 girls

Male

Model

Female

Model

Male

Model

Female

Model

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How they did it?

They OBSERVED

and SCORED

the kids’ behaviors

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Key points

  • Behaviors can be and are more likely learned.
  • Children are keen observers and imitators of our aggressive behaviors.

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References

Thanks for listening.

Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1961). Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 63(3), 575-582.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0045925

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Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1963). Imitation of film-mediated aggressive models. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 66(1), 3-11.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0048687

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Bandura, A. (1965). Influence of models' reinforcement contingencies on the acquisition of imitative responses. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1(6), 589-595.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0022070