Transmitting Aggression through the Imitation of Aggressive Models - Albert Bandura (1961)

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[...] The bobo doll experiment pioneered multiple experimental studies designed to study the factors and processes which underscore the development of aggression in childhood. However, most of these studies yield similar results with failure to propose strategies which could be used to increase aggression-inhibiting behaviours. Future research should focus on the confounding variables which affect the modelling of aggressive behaviour including age, gender, and socioeconomic status. It is also important to study the correlation between symbolic modelling and the development of violence such as violent video games and how they influence criminal acts. [...]

[...] Transmitting Aggression through the Imitation of Aggressive Models - Albert Bandura (1961) Aggression in its multiple dimensions is a significant behavioural problem in the world currently. In the history of psychology, aggression stands out as a widely researched topic, particularly by social psychologists whose primary goal is to define it and study its causes. While there is a long continuum of behaviours that qualify as aggressive, social psychologists pay greater attention to the causes of human aggression, with some theoretical approaches asserting that it is biologically pre-programed. [...]

[...] They contend that studies on the sources and processes which underpin the acquisition of violence among children are unelaborated and poorly specified. Their study examined three types of violent socialization and how they influence the acceptance of aggression or interpersonal violence among college students (Kim et al., 2019). The researchers hypothesized that receiving verbal advice from community and family members has a strong correlation with the acceptance of violence as a problem-solving strategy among college students compared to the witnessing of violence or aggressive acts in childhood (Kim et al., 2019). [...]

[...] Children and Youth Services Review Spielman, R., Jenkins, R., & Lovett, M. (2020). Psychology 2e. OpenStax. [...]

[...] It was a move designed to enhance their frustration, such that they react aggressively (Bandura et al., 1961). The children were taken to a last room that contained aggressive and nonaggressive toys, the bobo doll included. The students were then allowed to play with the models as moderators watched through a one-way mirror. The researchers recorded any acts which imitated the model's physical aggression, such as punching, tossing, and sitting on the bobo doll (Bandura et al., 1961). They also recorded acts of verbal aggression through words such as `hit him.' Other aggressive tendencies such as hitting toys with the mallet were recorded as the researchers also noted nonaggressive play that was not displayed by the model earlier. [...]