Bobo doll experiment

The Bobo doll experiment - This experiment was conducted by Albert Bandura in 1961 to access the behavior associated with aggression, he hoped to find out more about how viewing violence effected young children. He did this by testing 3 groups of young, mixed gender children with the following experiment.

- They were shown a film in which an adult attacked an inflatable doll with a stick. The doll was thrown, sat on, punched and kicked

- He then provided 3 different endings to the film

Group A only saw the doll being hit. Group B saw the adult being praised for attacking the doll, and group C only saw the adult being punished for hitting the doll.

Afterward groups A,B and C were given the same doll. A & B acted in a more violent way toward the doll than C.

In conclusion, Bandura found that the children exposed to violence among adults were more likely to act in a more aggressive way, as seeing the piers act this way they would think that this type of behavior is acceptable.