OCR A level Core Study: Bandura et al. (1961)

What is the title of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study?

• Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models
• Transmission of aggression through reinforcemnet of aggressive models
• Transmission of aggression through ignorance of aggressive models
• Transmission of aggression through imitation of passive models

Bandura et al.'s (1961) study wanted to go beyond previous research that failed to show whether observational learning will be repeated in ______.

• a new situation and in the absence of the model
• a new situation
• the absence of the model
• an identical situation

Bandura et al.'s (1961) study was also interested in gender-specific behaviour as previous research had shown _____.

• children are sensitive to gender-stereotyped behaviour
• children are insensitive to gender-stereotyped behaviour
• adolescents are sensitive to gender-stereotyped behaviour
• children are sensitive to general-stereotyped behaviour

One aim of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study was to see if participants exposed to an aggressive model would be more likely to reproduce similar aggression to those exposed to a non-aggressive model and ______.

• those who did not see a model at all
• those who saw a virtual model
• those who did not see an aggressive model
• those who did not see a non-agressive model

Another aim of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study was to see if _______.

• boys would be more inclined than girls to imitate aggression
• girls would be more inclined than boys to imitate aggression
• boys would be less inclined than girls to imitate aggression
• boys would be more reluctant than girls to imitate aggression

A total of 72 participants, 36 males and 36 females aged between 37 - 69 months, were selected from a nursery school at _______.

• Stanford University
• Harvard University
• Yale University
• Cornell University

In all, there were 8 conditions in Bandura et al.'s (1961) study. Each participant was exposed to only one condition meaning an _____ was used.

• independent groups design
• correlational design
• matched pairs design
• repeated measures design

The participants in each condition were matched on which characteristic?

• aggression level
• passivity
• agreeableness
• attention

In the aggressive condition the participant was brought to a room in which they observed an adult demonstrating which types of aggression towards a Bobo doll?

• Kicking it
• Hitting it
• Saying aggressive things to it
• All other options

After being allowed to play with attractive toys for 2 mins, participants were taken to a room of unattractive toys, amongst which was a Bobo doll, where they were observed while ______.

• the researcher remained in the room to complete some paperwork
• the researcher encouraged them to hit the Bobo doll
• Bandura talked to them about play
• one of their parents discouraged them from copying the aggression