Author Question: The video shows actual footage of the Bobo Doll study mentioned in the chapter. What is the basic ... (Read 24 times)

ahriuashd · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The video shows actual footage of the Bobo Doll study mentioned in the chapter. What is the basic point of the study? The moderator mentions that, aggression is hardly cathartic, that the children,

picked up the novel hostile language, and noted that children used a gun, although there was no gun modeled (by the adult). What are the implications of these statements?
What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The primary strategy for survival among humans is ________.

A) interdependence
B) group sharing
C) inclusive fitness
D) genetic programming
E) group cooperation

IRincones · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer:
The basic idea being studied is whether modeling by an adult will have an effect on the behaviors of the children who watch the adult being aggressive toward the doll. The moderator notes that the aggression toward the doll is not cathartic, making reference to the frustration-aggression hypothesis notion that aggression helps people let off steam (catharsis). The moderator notes that the child uses similar hostile language toward the doll without any prompting. There was no gun used in the modeling, but when a gun is available, children readily use it as a way to show aggression toward the doll. Bandura's whole point is that, if aggression is modeled for the child, the child will imitate it as part of his or her social learning.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A