Psycholoy In Psychology
So far, in Psychology 101, I have learned a multitude of new concepts. Ranging from the different approaches to the different types of psychology. Everything that I have learned thus far has increased my knowledge about psycholoy greatly. The fact that we can study not only the brain but also the body, is quite peculiar. We can study what makes someone snap or what makes someone happy by their expression as well as a specific brain response to confirm these things! We can also study that some responses can influence other people's responses.
In 1961, the Bobo Doll Experiment was performed by Albert Bandura. This experiment was to try to prove to people that all human behavior was learned, imitated and copied, instead of being inherited. …show more content…
To test this equally, he picked 36 children of each sex. The control group, which didnt' see an adult at all, had 24 children. The second group was exposed to an adult who showed aggressive tendencies, also consisted of 24 children. He then divided them again so that half of each gender in each group would be seeing a male and a female adult. The third group, which was the exact same of the second group, was exposed to a passive adult. He began the testing by placing a child in a room with one of the adults. The subject in a corner, the adult in another corner. Each group was different, in one group, an adult would verbally and physically attack a doll for 10 minutes. One group of adults would sit peacefully and play with the doll/toys for ten minutes. The control group didn't have any adults in the room. After these tests were done, the children were each taken into two more rooms. One which had interesting toys, the other had some aggressive and some non-aggressive toys, including a mallet, but also had the doll. The children were then observed through a one-way mirror. They looked for any signs of aggression towards the toys, including verbal and physical. One of the tests was to measure how many times the child would strike the doll with the mallet.
The experiments results did not fully prove Bandura's prediction but did prove some of his predictions. Children exposed to an aggressive adult model were more likely to imitate the aggressive behavior. The experiment also concluded that boys were nearly three times more likely to imitate physical violence than girls. The children exposed to the passive role model showed less aggression than those who
In 1961, the Bobo Doll Experiment was performed by Albert Bandura. This experiment was to try to prove to people that all human behavior was learned, imitated and copied, instead of being inherited. …show more content…
To test this equally, he picked 36 children of each sex. The control group, which didnt' see an adult at all, had 24 children. The second group was exposed to an adult who showed aggressive tendencies, also consisted of 24 children. He then divided them again so that half of each gender in each group would be seeing a male and a female adult. The third group, which was the exact same of the second group, was exposed to a passive adult. He began the testing by placing a child in a room with one of the adults. The subject in a corner, the adult in another corner. Each group was different, in one group, an adult would verbally and physically attack a doll for 10 minutes. One group of adults would sit peacefully and play with the doll/toys for ten minutes. The control group didn't have any adults in the room. After these tests were done, the children were each taken into two more rooms. One which had interesting toys, the other had some aggressive and some non-aggressive toys, including a mallet, but also had the doll. The children were then observed through a one-way mirror. They looked for any signs of aggression towards the toys, including verbal and physical. One of the tests was to measure how many times the child would strike the doll with the mallet.
The experiments results did not fully prove Bandura's prediction but did prove some of his predictions. Children exposed to an aggressive adult model were more likely to imitate the aggressive behavior. The experiment also concluded that boys were nearly three times more likely to imitate physical violence than girls. The children exposed to the passive role model showed less aggression than those who