PERSONALITY
SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORIES
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There was an increase in aggressive or antisocial behavior. This was also the case after five years.
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There was no increase in aggressive or antisocial behavior. This was also the case after five years.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The researchers concluded that television did not have a significant impact on aggressive behaviour and that even if violence was witnessed it was not imitated.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the SLT, “aggressive behaviors are learned through reinforcement and the imitation of aggressive models” (Gross, 2020, p. 489). Bandura showed that aggressive tendencies, especially in children, are vicariously reinforced by seeing others rewarded for or benefiting from their aggressive behavior.
Detailed explanation-3: -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).
Detailed explanation-4: -Similarly to Bandura’s study on Social Learning Theory, the St. Helena Experiment looked to see if, children specifically, mimicked behavior that they watched, especially violent behavior. However Bandura had more control over his study as it was done in a laboratory, as opposed to St.