Question

What did bandura, ross, and ross's "bobo doll" research show?

a. when children "vent" (act out) their frustration and anger by beating up a large inflatable doll, they become less likely to act in aggressive ways later

b. that children are naturally agrressive

c. that children who play with dolls are more likely than other children to develop empathy

d. that children could learn to engage in specific aggressive behaviors merely by observing them

Answer 1

D. that children could learn to engage in specific aggressive behaviors merely by observing them

Albert Bandura, a famous psychologist, did a groundbreaking experiment labelled as "Bobo doll experiment" which aimed at proving his theory of social learning. The experiment comprised of adult actors acting aggressively towards the Bobo doll in front of couple of children. Later, when children were given Bobo dolls they also acted in a similar fashion as the adult actors. This experiment showed that children learn through observing and imitating adults. The children are capable of learning a behavior after seeing a model being rewarded, punished, or experiencing no consequences for the specific behavior being experienced.