Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment Methods

Vicarious Reinforcement

Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment Take Away

Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment Results

Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment Summary

Visual Documentation of the Bobo Doll Experiment

In an experiment, three groups of children watch a video of an adult model interacting aggressively with an inflatable doll. Group A sees the model being praised for the aggressive behavior. Group B sees the model being punished for the aggressive behavior. Group C sees the model's aggressive behavior receive no consequences. After viewing the video, which group of children is predicted to show the least amount of aggressive behavior towards the doll, and what is the most likely reason for this outcome?

In Bandura's Bobo doll experiment, researchers operationally defined physical aggression by observing children interact with a clown-shaped punching bag and counting specific aggressive acts over a ____-minute period.