Imitation of film-mediated aggressive models.

1963/01/01 by Albert Bandura, Dorothea M. Ross, Sheila A. Ross · 1,609 citations
Psychology · Arts and Humanities · #Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Media Influence and Health #Imitation #Psychology #Aggression #Cognitive psychology #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/h0048687

published in Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology 66(1), 3-11 (American Psychological Association)

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Abstract

In a test of the hypothesis that exposure of children to film-mediated aggressive models would increase the probability of Ss' aggression to subsequent frustration, 1 group of experimental Ss observed real-life aggressive models, a 2nd observed these same models potraying aggression on film, while a

Citations

• Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models.

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