AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Bandura Bobo Doll experiment [7], whether the children were exposed to an aggressive adult, or to a passive adult, was the independent variable.

Detailed explanation-2: -2) Independent variable= whether the children were exposed to an aggressive or passive role model. 3) Dependent variable= the level of aggression displayed by the child towards the Bobo doll.

Detailed explanation-3: -A lab experiment was used, in which the independent variable (the type of model) was manipulated in three conditions: Aggressive model is shown to 24 children. Non-aggressive model is shown to 24 children. No model shown (control condition)-24 children.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bandura, Ross and Ross (1961) used a laboratory experiment with a matched participants design. There were three independent variables: Whether the child witnessed an aggressive or a non-aggressive adult model in the first phase of the experiment (a control group was not exposed to an adult model).