Lesson 4.1.4

4.1.4 Bandura's Bobo doll experiments Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 4

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The 20 questions

  1. What was the main aim of Bandura's (1961) original Bobo doll experiment?

    • Evaluate operant conditioning
    • Treat childhood phobias
    • Test aggressive imitation
    • Test classical conditioning

  2. What was the age range of the child participants in Bandura's (1961) study?

    • 1 to 2 years
    • 3 to 6 years
    • 12 to 15 years
    • 8 to 11 years

  3. What did Bandura (1961) find regarding children exposed to an aggressive adult model?

    • No behavioural change
    • Increased prosocial play
    • Increased imitative aggression
    • Decreased overall activity

  4. In Bandura's (1963) study, which presentation format was compared with live adult models?

    • Audio recordings
    • Written stories
    • Static photographs
    • Filmed models

  5. What variable was manipulated regarding the model in Bandura's (1965) experiment?

    • Doll size
    • Model consequences
    • Room temperature
    • Model age

  6. What happened to spontaneous imitation when children saw the aggressive model punished (Bandura, 1965)?

    • Aggression vanished completely
    • Imitation decreased
    • Imitation increased
    • Imitation remained unchanged

  7. In Bandura's 1965 Bobo doll study, what was the effect of offering children direct rewards for aggression?

    • Boys stopped copying
    • Girls became passive
    • Equal high imitation
    • Zero imitation seen

  8. Bandura's 1965 Bobo doll study demonstrated a key distinction between which two concepts?

    • Classical and operant
    • Observation and imitation
    • Reward and punishment
    • Learning and performance

  9. What primary ethical issue is associated with exposing children to aggressive models in Bandura's studies?

    • Lack of consent
    • Right to withdraw
    • Protection from harm
    • Breach of confidentiality

  10. Which type of validity is most frequently criticised in Bandura's Bobo doll studies?

    • Internal validity
    • Population validity
    • Ecological validity
    • Temporal validity

  11. A child physically hitting a Bobo doll after observing an adult do so is demonstrating which process?

    • Classical conditioning
    • Imitation
    • Systematic desensitisation
    • Spontaneous recovery

  12. Why do Bandura's Bobo doll experiments possess high internal validity?

    • Qualitatively rich data
    • Uncontrolled variables
    • High experimental control
    • Naturalistic setting

  13. What was the main purpose of the non-aggressive control group in Bandura's Bobo doll experiments?

    • To establish baseline
    • To cause extinction
    • To measure forgetting
    • To test punishment

  14. According to Bandura, what determines whether observed aggressive behaviour is actually displayed by a child?

    • Biological maturation
    • Vicarious reinforcement
    • Classical conditioning
    • Genetic predisposition

  15. In Bandura's early Bobo doll research, which factor significantly increased a child's imitation of aggression?

    • Unfamiliar adult
    • Opposite-sex model
    • Female voice
    • Same-sex model

  16. Why is it invalid to claim Bobo doll studies prove television violence always causes real-world aggression?

    • Lab limits generalisation
    • Aggression was never measured
    • Participants were all adults
    • No controls were used

  17. Which core social learning theory concept did Bandura's 1965 Bobo doll experiment test?

    • Reciprocal determinism
    • Operant conditioning
    • Systematic desensitisation
    • Vicarious reinforcement

  18. Which concept from psychodynamic theory was challenged by Bandura's finding that watching aggression increased violence?

    • Repression
    • Displacement
    • Catharsis
    • Sublimation

  19. Replicating Bandura's study in a natural school setting primarily improves which methodological aspect?

    • Test-retest reliability
    • Inter-rater reliability
    • Ecological validity
    • Internal validity

  20. What was the key ethical reason for using an inflatable Bobo doll instead of a person?

    • Preventing physical harm
    • Ensuring participant consent
    • Avoiding demand characteristics
    • Maintaining confidentiality

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