Bobo Doll Studies

* helping the children to see differences in a positive way and develop respectful and positive

Albert Bandura created the bobo doll experiment in 1961, the aim of this experiment was to show that if children where witnesses to aggressive displays by an adult of some sort they would imitate this behaviour when given an opportunity. The tested group contained 36 young girls and 36 young boys all aged between 4 and 5 years which was then divided into 3 groups of 24 – the aggressive condition, the non aggressive condition and the control group. The first group involved the children watching aggressive models, where the children where then subdivided by sex of the role model they were exposed to. The second group

Children model their own behaviour on others and if adults can effectively communicate and exchange age or developmental appropriate information with children this can encourage them to behave in acceptable ways. Frustration at their own inability to communicate effectively can lead to behavioural problems.

Bandura suggested children learn from watching adults – referred to as ‘Bobo doll experiment’. Three groups of children watched a film of a variation in behaviour in adults towards a doll.

A consistent approach to behaviour helps pupils learn right from wrong and to appreciate that rules exist for the good of everyone.

The room was also equipped with a one-way window so the child could be observed without their acknowledgement. The experiment showed that the consequences in the films that the children observed in the ending, created a different outcome. The children who witnessed the film were the adult was rewarded was most likely to repeat or imitate the aggressive behavior toward the Bobo doll. In the situation of the other children who watched the adult being punished for their aggressive behavior, the children were less likely to recreate the aggressive behavior towards the Bobo doll. After the findings Bandura added to the experiment. The children who watched any of the three films were asked to recreate what the adult did in the film. Each imitation the child recreated correctly, they were rewarded with candy and stickers. Virtually all the children were capable of recreating all actions, aggressive or non-aggressive. The different variations of the films the children watched had no impact on them. In conclusion to Bandura’s experiment, you are capable of imitating any behavior, aggressive or non-aggressive, but you are more likely to imitate if there is expectation of any type of reward.

and the other children. Children are quick to imitate the aggression when the object is a doll,

Toys can influence a child’s behavior, and his or her identity. Children are given toys that demonstrate different significance about aggression, different genders and how to interact with each other. An example would be guns and swords; these are geared toward boys, and endorse fighting, and battling In retrospect, guns and swords can help children in developing

Children need to know that not all people will be kind to them, but not all people will bring harm to them either. They need to know that it is okay to speak up, and if someone is making them do something that they are not comfortable with, they need the confidence to say no.

How did the abstained infant affect the result in data collected? And was there any difference in data compared to the studies reported prior to this? Future research that might be needed to complete to answer these question is the need to use living persons rather than puppets. Or the use of cartoon shows and video games to see how infant choices are affected. The finding of this topic is fundamental to understanding how parent babies are influenced in the environment. Just like the Bobo Doll experiment, it is important that parents know that children are born to choose positive behavior over negative ones and that the environment is what influences future behavior. Education can further tech children to imitate good behavior via third party action while reinforcing the good behavior and punishing the unwanted

The types of toys children play with can affect how they develop. Toys can help or hinder a child’s development in intelligence, social skills and personality. Certain characteristics may be genetically entwined in a human being, but some characteristics and behaviors can be learned, from parents, surroundings, and the toys with which a youngster plays. Elise Moore, author of “How Do Toys Aid Development”, stated “if play is the work of the child, toys are the child’s tools” (Moore, 2).

“Some toys have a powerful influence on children’s thinking, interaction with peers, and creative expression.” (Prof. Trawick-Smith) The environment around a child has an incredible impact on their development. From a home setting, to a park setting to a school setting a child is constantly learning. Many studies have been done to determine how individual toys can affect a child because it is important for parents and educators to be informed. Even though many adults have their own idea of what is a good instrument for their child's growth, research and test can help point the way.

There are toys such as dolls, toy guns, and age-rated video games can affect children in many ways. These toys can cause lots of psychological issues. It influences everything that the child must do with the worlds future and what they influence. Many children do play video games that are overrated, but their parents allow them to play these games because their parents believe that these games will help them be ready for the future. Allowing children to play with dolls is not a smart idea. Parents believe allowing their children to play with toys teaches them social skills. (Jennings)

The Bobo Doll Experiment was a study on aggression conducted by Albert Bandura at Stanford University in 1961 because there was a lot of debate about whether a child’s social development was due to genetics, environment factors, or social learning from others around them. The purpose of the study was to give credit to Bandura’s claim that children behavior can be acquired by observation and imitation of a trusted adult role model. The experiment was performed by a team of researchers who physically and verbally mistreated a 3- and 5-foot painted cartoon clown doll, that is designed to sit back upright when knocked down, in front of preschool-age children, which led the children to later copy the behavior of the adults by attacking the doll in the same fashion.

Bandura started a research with Dorrie and Sheila Ross on children toward inflatable plastic Bobo doll in 1961. The research is named The Bobo Doll Experiment. 72 children from preschool were selected and three conditions were applied in this experiment. 24 children were allocated to one of the three conditions. Besides, half of the children in same condition were been exposed to same sex models, and the other half observed the models with opposite