The sociocognitive theory focuses on "learning that is the
result of observing others or observing the consequences of the behaviors of
others" (Moreno, 282). Students can learn by observing others and
Bandura’s experiment is a great example. Bandura is famous for his "Bobo
doll" experiment, which was done in 1965. He showed a group of children a
film, where an adult was hitting a toy Bobo doll. One group saw how the adult
was rewarded for their behavior towards the doll and the other group witnesses
how the adult was punished for their behavior. The group that saw the adult
being rewarded, were considered to be just as aggressive towards the Bobo doll.
"The research showed that children do not need to see aggressive behavior
being rewarded to become more likely to display the modeled behavior"
(Moreno, 283). Bandura concluded that humans learn by observing and modeling
after others.
Citation for video:
YouTube. Adapt. ThaLionheart. Perf. Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment. YouTube. YouTube, 22 Feb. 2010. Web. 25 Apr.
2012.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHHdovKHDNU>.
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