A common criticism of Bandura et al.’s (1961) Bobo doll experiment is that the children may have shown demand characteristics, copying the aggression simply because they believed they were expected to do so.
Explain one improvement that could be made to the procedure of this study to reduce the influence of demand characteristics.
205 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Main features of classical conditioning, Pavlov (1927) salivation in dogs, Main features of operant conditioning, Properties of reinforcement, Behaviour modification and shaping, Main features of social learning theory, Social learning stages, Bandura (1961, 1963) Bobo doll experiments, Bandura (1965) vicarious reinforcement, Learning theories and phobias, Treatments for phobias, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.