Social Learning Theory: Bandura’s Bobo Beatdown Experiments

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Zusammenfassung

TLDRPsychologist Albert Bandura introduced the social learning theory in the 1960s, challenging the notion that learning stems solely from conditioning. Through the Bobo Doll experiments, he demonstrated that children learn behaviors by observing adults, regardless of the medium. The studies revealed significant gender differences in imitation, with boys more likely to replicate aggressive actions, particularly when observed from male models. Bandura also discovered that children reduced aggressive behavior when they saw models punished, affirming that reward doesn't guarantee imitation while punishment can deter it. These findings led to discussions about violence in media and highlighted the importance of observational learning in psychology.

Mitbringsel

  • 🧠 Bandura's social learning theory emphasizes learning through observation.
  • 👶 The Bobo Doll experiments showcased how children imitate adults.
  • 👦 Boys are more likely to replicate aggression, especially from male models.
  • 👧 Girls are influenced by same-sex models as well.
  • 📺 Children learn from live demonstrations, videos, and animations alike.
  • ⬇️ Punishment of aggressive behavior significantly reduces imitation in children.
  • 🏅 Not just rewards, but consequences matter in learning behavior.
  • 📚 Learning happens without immediate behavior change.
  • 🔄 Cognition, environment, and behavior influence one another.

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    The discussion revolves around whether learning occurs solely through direct experience or also through observing others, as explored by psychologist Albert Bandura through his social learning theory developed in the 1960s. Bandura conducted the Bobo Doll experiments which demonstrated that children can learn behaviors by merely watching adults. Key outcomes showed that children tended to imitate aggressive behavior, with boys more likely to do so when observing male models. Furthermore, it was found that witnessing punishment diminished aggressive behavior, particularly among girls. Bandura's findings challenged the prevailing belief that learning was strictly the result of conditioning and highlighted the importance of social observation in the learning process. His work led to significant discussions about the impact of media violence on behavior and established foundational concepts in social learning theory.

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Video-Fragen und Antworten

  • What is social learning theory?

    Social learning theory, proposed by Albert Bandura, posits that learning occurs through observing others and the consequences of their behavior.

  • What did the Bobo Doll experiments demonstrate?

    The Bobo Doll experiments showed that children can learn aggressive behaviors through mere observation, and that they imitate the behavior of models regardless of whether they are present in person or on media.

  • How do boys and girls differ in imitating behavior?

    Boys were found to imitate aggressive behavior more than girls, especially when observing male models.

  • What impact does seeing models rewarded or punished have on children’s behavior?

    Seeing models punished significantly reduces children's aggression, while seeing them rewarded does not necessarily encourage imitation.

  • What are the five key tenets of social learning theory?

    1. Learning occurs in a social context, 2. It involves observing behavior and its consequences, 3. Learning can happen without observable behavior changes, 4. Reinforcements influence but do not solely determine learning, 5. Cognition, behavior, and environment mutually influence each other.

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    What do you think? Can we only learn through  direct experience, or also from studying others?
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    Psychologist Albert Bandura came  up with an interesting experiment
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    to answer that exact question and form a theory.
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    Bandura came up with the social  learning theory in the 1960s,
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    a time dominated by scholars who  didn’t believe Bandura's idea
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    and argued that learning was always the result  of classical and operational conditioning.
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    To prove that children can  learn by mere observation,
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    Bandura came up with the Bobo Doll  Experiments - a set of controversial studies,
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    which involved preschool children,  adult models and a stand-up punch doll.
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    In the first set of experiments, the children were  seated alone in a corner of the room. From there
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    they observed an adult actor aggressively kicking  and scolding the Bobo doll for about 10 minutes.
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    Afterwards, the same child was put  into a new playroom where another
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    adult deliberately frustrated the child by  taking away the toys the child played with.
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    The frustrated child was then put back into the  room with the Bobo doll where Bandura and his
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    team made the following 3 observations: 1. Children who initially saw the adult
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    punching the doll, often copied the behavior. 2. Boys were three times more likely to do so.
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    3. Boys reproduced the behavior twice as often,  if they observed a man do it compared to boys
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    who observed a female actor. Girls were  also more influenced by same-sex models.
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    To find out if movies would have the same effect,
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    Bandura let some children watch the  model live, and others watch it on video,
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    or as a cartoon animation. As all  three groups showed similar responses,
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    Bandura concluded that children imitate others  regardless of where they have seen the behavior.
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    In the last variation of the experiments,  Bandura wanted to know if the children would
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    act differently when the models were reinforced  or punished for their behavior towards the doll.
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    Now, the children first  saw the actor hit the doll,
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    and then observed another adult enter the room.  This second adult would then react to the actor.
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    These last results showed that it did not make  much of a difference to the children whether the
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    aggressor was praised or not. However, the kids  who saw that the model was punished, displayed
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    much less aggression later, an effect which  was especially true for girls. In other words,
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    seeing others being rewarded does not  necessarily motivate us to copy their behavior.
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    Seeing others being punished, on the other hand,  can significantly diminish our will to copy it.
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    The fact that Bandura was able to prove that  children also learn by observing others,
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    was a breakthrough in psychology.  As a consequence of his findings,
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    scholars and government officials argued  that we should ban violence in films and
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    games. Others suggested that the Bobo Doll  studies are not studies of aggression,but
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    rather show that the children are simply motivated  by the desire to please adults or act like them.
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    Bandura and his co-author  Richard Walters later defined
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    five key tenets of the Social Learning Theory:
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    1. Learning is a cognitive process  that takes place in a social setting.
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    2. Learning can occur by observing a  behavior AND the consequences of such
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    3. Learning can happen without an observable  change in behavior, because we may learn
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    without displaying what we have learned. 4. Reinforcements play a role but are
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    not entirely responsible for learning. 5. Cognition, behavior, and environment
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    all mutually influence each other — a  process called reciprocal determinisms.
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    Bandura, who in college attended a  psychology course only to kill time,
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    soon became passionate about the topic and then  one of most cited psychologists in history.
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    About reality, he said: "Most of the images  of reality on which we base our actions
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    are really based on vicarious experience."
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Tags
  • Albert Bandura
  • social learning theory
  • Bobo doll experiments
  • psychology
  • observational learning
  • aggression
  • behavior imitation
  • reinforcement
  • gender differences
  • cognitive process