Which of the following is/are the condition(s) related to aggression in socialization studies? I. Aggression – rewarded condition II. Aggression – punished condition III. No – consequences condition

Which of the following is/are the condition(s) related to aggression in socialization studies? I. Aggression – rewarded condition II. Aggression – punished condition III. No – consequences condition Correct Answer I, II and III

Bandura’s Experiment on Performance Versus Acquisition 

• Bandura, Ross and Ross (1963) conducted an experiment to demonstrate the conditions under which observational learning may take place and also the conditions of its expression in performance. Three groups of children observed a model performing an aggressive act toward a Bobo doll.
• The consequences of aggression varied for the three groups. For one group, the children found that there was no consequence of aggressive behaviour. For the second group, aggression was punished. For the third group, the models performing aggressive act were rewarded.
• Subsequently, the children were left alone in a room with many attractive toys including the Bobo doll. They were watched through a one-way screen from outside. These children were subjected to two conditions.
• In Condition 1, (Incentive condition) they were told that if they imitated the model, they would be rewarded. In Condition 2 (No Incentive condition), no instruction had been given. Results revealed that under the ‘No Incentive’ condition the children who observed their aggressive models rewarded engaged in maximum aggressive act, followed by the no consequence condition group.
• Those who saw their models punished demonstrated the least aggression. It is notable however that they did engage in some aggressive act despite seeing their models punished. These differences, however, were levelled out in Incentive condition. When the children learnt that they would be rewarded for imitating the model, they engaged in aggressive acting out with the Bobo doll irrespective of the consequences of their models.
• Interpretation of the experiment: The findings may be interpreted to demonstrate that observational learning occurs whenever the children watch an aggressive model. Learning occurs irrespective of condition. But whether the children would execute the learnt behaviour in real life would depend on the observed consequences of the model. However, if an immediate situation reinforces aggressive acting out, it would facilitate the performance of learnt aggression irrespective of consequences.
• In other words, you learn to aggress when you see models aggressing. But you may or may not show this aggressive behaviour outwardly. Whether you would perform the aggressive act would depend on the motivation.

Hence, we conclude that all are the condition related to aggression in socialization studies.