AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1960s, psychologist Albert Bandura and his colleagues conducted what is now known as the Bobo doll experiment, and they demonstrated that children may learn aggression through observation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bobo doll experiment, groundbreaking study on aggression led by psychologist Albert Bandura that demonstrated that children are able to learn through the observation of adult behaviour.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bobo doll experiment (or experiments) is the collective name for a series of experiments performed by psychologist Albert Bandura to test his social learning theory. Between 1961 and 1963, he studied children’s behavior after watching an adult model act aggressively towards a Bobo doll.

Detailed explanation-4: -The initial study, along with Bandura’s follow-up research, would later be known as the Bobo doll experiment. The experiment revealed that children imitate the aggressive behavior of adults. The findings support Bandura’s social learning theory, which emphasises the influence of observational learning on behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bandura developed social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy, which have had enormous influence across social, cognitive, developmental, educational and clinical psychology.