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OCR A level Core Study: Bandura et al. (1961)
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the title of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study?Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive modelsTransmission of aggression through reinforcemnet of aggressive modelsTransmission of aggression through ignorance of aggressive modelsTransmission of aggression through imitation of passive models
- 2. Multiple ChoiceBandura et al.'s (1961) study wanted to go beyond previous research that failed to show whether observational learning will be repeated in ______.a new situation and in the absence of the modela new situationthe absence of the modelan identical situation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceBandura et al.'s (1961) study was also interested in gender-specific behaviour as previous research had shown _____.children are sensitive to gender-stereotyped behaviourchildren are insensitive to gender-stereotyped behaviouradolescents are sensitive to gender-stereotyped behaviourchildren are sensitive to general-stereotyped behaviour
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOne aim of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study was to see if participants exposed to an aggressive model would be more likely to reproduce similar aggression to those exposed to a non-aggressive model and ______.those who did not see a model at allthose who saw a virtual modelthose who did not see an aggressive modelthose who did not see a non-agressive model
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAnother aim of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study was to see if _______.boys would be more inclined than girls to imitate aggressiongirls would be more inclined than boys to imitate aggressionboys would be less inclined than girls to imitate aggressionboys would be more reluctant than girls to imitate aggression
- 6. Multiple Choice
A total of 72 participants, 36 males and 36 females aged between 37 - 69 months, were selected from a nursery school at _______.
Stanford UniversityHarvard UniversityYale UniversityCornell University - 7. Multiple ChoiceIn all, there were 8 conditions in Bandura et al.'s (1961) study. Each participant was exposed to only one condition meaning an _____ was used.independent groups designcorrelational designmatched pairs designrepeated measures design
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe participants in each condition were matched on which characteristic?aggression levelpassivityagreeablenessattention
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the aggressive condition the participant was brought to a room in which they observed an adult demonstrating which types of aggression towards a Bobo doll?
Kicking itHitting itSaying aggressive things to itAll other options - 10. Multiple ChoiceAfter being allowed to play with attractive toys for 2 mins, participants were taken to a room of unattractive toys, amongst which was a Bobo doll, where they were observed while ______.the researcher remained in the room to complete some paperworkthe researcher encouraged them to hit the Bobo dollBandura talked to them about playone of their parents discouraged them from copying the aggression
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of aggression was not recorded by the observers?Imitative aggressionPartially imitative aggressionNon-imitative aggressionNon-aggression
- 12. Multiple ChoiceOne finding of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study was children who had witnessed an aggressive model were ______.significantly more aggressive themselvesnot significantly more aggressive themselvessignificantly less aggressive themselvessomewhat more aggressive themselves
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAnother finding of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study is girls were more _____ aggressive than boys after observing a female model.verballyphysicallypsychologicallyphysically and verbally
- 14. Multiple ChoiceOne conclusion of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study is witnessing aggression in a _____ can be enough to produce aggressive behaviour in _______.model; an observermodel; a bystandermodel; a friendmodel; a victim
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAnother conclusion of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study is children selectively imitate ________ behaviour.gender-specificage-specificgender-spontaneousgender-stereotyped
- 16. Multiple ChoiceBandura et al.'s (1961) use of a lab experiment is a strength because ______.the effect of extraneous variables is reducedthe effect of confounding variables is reducedthe effect of independent variables is reducedthe effect of dependent variables is reduced
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe reliability of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study is excellent because the most relevant participant variable, ______, was controlled by matching this quality across conditions.prior aggressionprimal aggressioninstigated aggressiontypical aggression
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA limitation of Bandura et al.'s (1961) study is the sample size because of ________.the small number of participants in each conditionthe young age of participants in each conditionthe small number of ethnicities in each conditionthe small number of observers in each condition
- 19. Multiple ChoiceBandura et al.'s (1961) research could be deemed unethical because by deliberately not allowing particpants to play with the attractive toys could have _____.caused mild distressmade particpants angryresulted in partipants withdrawing from the studyparents complainting
- 20. Multiple ChoiceBandura et al.'s (1961) collected quantitative data. This is a strength as it allows the researchers to __________.easily compare levels of aggression in each conditioneasily compare levels of non-aggression in each conditioneasily compact levels of aggression in each condition
easily compare levels of aggression in some conditions
- 21. Multiple ChoiceOne application of Bandura et al.'s (1961) research is _______.understanding the link between media violence and children's aggressionunderstanding the link between online violence and children's aggressionunderstanding the link between actual violence and children's aggressionunderstanding the link between imaginary violence and children's aggression
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAnother application of Bandura et al.'s (1961) research is _______ on children's aggressive behaviour.it informs social workers about the impact of domestic violenceit informs social workers and child psychologists about the impact of domestic violenceit informs child psychologists about the impact of domestic violenceit misinforms social workers and child psychologists about the impact of domestic violence
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