# Social Learning Theory & Aggression: Bandura's Psychology
> Explore Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory and the Bobo Doll experiment. Learn how observation and imitation drive aggressive behavior in children.

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## Social Learning Theory & Aggression
- Overview of how we learn aggressive behaviour through observation and imitation.
- Based on the foundational work of psychologist Albert Bandura.

## What is Social Learning Theory?
- Bandura (1977) proposed that aggression is learned by observing models and imitating them.
- **Observation:** Watching aggressive behavior.
- **Retention:** Remembering the observed behavior.
- **Reproduction:** Copying and performing the behavior.
- **Motivation:** Repetition encouraged by rewards (vicarious reinforcement).

## The Bobo Doll Experiment (1961)
- **Aim:** To see if children would imitate aggressive behavior modeled by an adult.
- **Procedure:** Children observed an adult attacking an inflatable Bobo doll.
- **Results:** Children who saw the aggressive model were significantly more likely to imitate the aggression.
- **Conclusion:** Aggression can be learned through observation, proving Social Learning Theory.
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