Albert Bandura, Social Learning and his Bobo Doll experiment

superryomafan Says:

Sep 29, 2010 - that looks like the funnest toy EVER

Dylandiehard Says:

Oct 5, 2010 - Actually, you neglect to mention, and you mislead, by saying that children change behavior regardless of consequence. That was not true. Two sets of children were shown two sets of experiments. One in which the aggressor was rewarded as a hero, the other where the aggressor was punished. Children were more likely to model the behavior when they viewed the strong champion version as opposed to the disciplined aggressor.

poetgrrl23 Says:

Oct 5, 2010 - This is the original experiment with his original findings. Bandura performed it several more times with variations and yes, children were more likely to model the behavior, but even when the aggressor was punished, they still modeled the behavior. In THIS video, the children changed their behavior regardless.

Nejibana8 Says:

Nov 16, 2010 - Thanks for putting the info in the video. Writing a paper for my criminology class and had to pick a theory we covered and this was one of them. Really helpful to see it so I can use my own words.

shawnio Says:

Nov 27, 2010 - Hi I'm just a regular dude clicking videos on clowns!

ednaT1991 Says:

Jan 3, 2011 - Is this the original experiment?its terrifying how much the behavior of that kids depends on what someone features them...but i dont think its the right point of view to handle children.ok, but thats not what psychology is made for(i hope my english is not too scary ^^)

dim5867 Says:

Jan 6, 2011 - Now imagine what the mass media is showing children... What kind of behavior is promoted in ads as well as TV shows and movies... Food for thought

TheBadRobot112 Says:

Jan 7, 2011 - wouldnt some children would of liked to of just pushed it anyway.

IRONMercury Says:

Jan 13, 2011 - Good to see the little girl come up with new and innovative ways to beat the living daylights out of the doll lol. (including the wrecking ball technique at 3:59 lol)

FlawlessSinners Says:

Jan 25, 2011 - which study was it where he replaced the bobo doll with a clown i would like to use it to reference in as essay im doing on bandura. please do reply soon i need the refernce or i cant use it.

DANNYBARE2 Says:

Feb 7, 2011 - Is there any footage of the experiment with the Live clown.

louisvonbeethoven Says:

Feb 23, 2011 - @DANNYBARE2"Is there any footage of the experiment with the Live clown."LOLSHISMP! I wish I could give you a thousand TUs.

SundayGirl479 Says:

Mar 3, 2011 - What;s the end song? the weird clown thing?

RockyInes Says:

Mar 11, 2011 - I don't like the music.

inventred Says:

Mar 15, 2011 - as a matter i am learning this at the moment. and Dylandiehard conclusion IS the original experiment

christyjeaara Says:

Mar 27, 2011 - That's a one MEAN KID

noway222 Says:

Mar 28, 2011 - The only critique of the experiment I have is that the doll is FUN to beat up. Watch it bounce back! I wonder if the persistent violence would be different if it were a different object? It's a clown. It weebles and it woobles! If it were just some random 2-dimensional figure that the children themselves had to stand back up in order to beat back down again, I wonder if the outcome would be any different. Just a thought. ;)

LaTeaDie Says:

Apr 12, 2011 - You're correct, but the difference between the two, especially for males is not that large.

Imgareth92 Says:

Apr 20, 2011 - The idea of a bobo doll is to beat it up. This experiment would work miles better with a large teddy bear, or some kind of desirable toy, like a teddy bear, that most really young kids would normally have no desire to beat up. That would show how impressionable they are.

poetgrrl23 Says:

Apr 20, 2011 - Don't forget, Bandura is looking at novel acts of aggression - not necessarily what was modeled for them.

martyxcallsiefer Says:

Apr 25, 2011 - LOL THANATOS

Fruedegg Says:

Apr 28, 2011 - Oh wah wah wah. Oooohhh yeeessss nod nod. What what.

NeeNaBeeNa Says:

May 1, 2011 - I think that the children beating up the clown isn't all just based on what the woman did in the beginning. Do you see how fun it looks to hit that thing down and have it bounce right back up again? I think there are several things that have not been taken into account with this experiment.

lampard554 Says:

May 15, 2011 - this doesn't mean much, the bobo doll is designed to be hit. plus, it's not even a real person so the results can't be generalised to aggression towards humans.

Jessicurr2 Says:

May 28, 2011 - As far as the variations go, when Bandura showed punishment and reward, I just read that the children did not attack the bobo doll, but when asked to repeat what they saw, they could.