... were imitating the behaviour they watched and that social learning is evident in adults. However there is no direct evidence to link homicide rate with those who watched the match. In the study of the bobo dolls, groups of children were shown a film where models acted aggressively towards a bobo doll. The models were in a room surrounded by toys including the bobo doll. Half the group of children were exposed to a non aggressive film involving the models encounters with the bobo doll. Findings showed aggressive conditioned children showed a lot of physical and verbal aggression. Those in the non aggressive and control groups exhibited virtually no aggression. Exposure to the aggressive model increased disinhibition generally and made the children more likely to imitate any behaviour. Boys showed more aggression then girls. The bobo doll study implies that people behave the way they do by observing their surroundings and imitating ...

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