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Psychology
11th Grade
04/06/2013

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This is Bandura, which theory did he examine with Ross and Ross 1961?

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Social learning theory
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What was the general aim of Bandura, Ross and Ross (1961)?
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To investigate whether children will imitate behaviour, not at the time they see it, but later, even if it was not rewarded.
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How many participants were in the study?
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36 boys and 36 girls
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What experiment design was used in the study?
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Matched pair regarding to level of aggression.

 

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What were the four aspects the children been rated on the five-part scale?
Definition
  • physical aggression
  • verbal aggression
  • aggression towards objects
  • aggression inhibition
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Why were the children told not allow to play with the toys in the second room.
Definition
To make sure the emotional levels were similar for each children, before the next level
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What percentage of participants in the control group showed aggression?
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Around 30%
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What types of agression were performed more in girls than boys?
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Verbal and non imitative aggression
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Outline the conclusion of the study
Definition

Not all behaviour is shaped by reward or punishment

behaviour can be learnt through observation and the behaviour can be reproduced

observing aggressive behaviour may weaken social inhibitions, particularly when performed by adult

 

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List 2 aspects the experiment maintains control

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Set emotion to similar level

standardised aggressive act to bobo doll

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Is this a reliable experiment? Why?
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Yes, because the result was recorded by 2 judges, one did not know the child or which condition they had been allocated
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Is this experiment ecologically valid? Why?
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No, because the situation was artificial as it was a lab experiment.
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Why was the study not ethical? List 2 points.
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  • How ethical issues were dealt with was not explained in the study
  • Chilren had to observe verbal and physical aggressive acts and repeated them
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