L33 Psych 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Longitudinal Study, Mental Rotation, Observational Learning
5 Mar 2019
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Bandura"s bobo doll experiments: children not only model aggressive behavior but also come up with creative ways to play with toys that are not meant to be aggressive but use them in aggressive ways. Empirical evidence: correlational studies: those children who watch violent clips exhibit more violent behavior, correlational studies: longitudinal studies. Theoretical explanation: observation learning bandura, priming unconsciously of aggressive tendencies. Moderating variables: you can"t help but see violence, you can"t keep your kid from viewing violence, less is better but you"re not able to keep your kid away from it, age age matters. Young adults watching violence versus 5 year old watching is different. Ability to think about it in a rational way is very different depending on age. The younger the child, the worse it is: aggressiveness of viewer also depends on personality, temperament of a particular individual.
