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Critically consider 2 research studies relating to media influences on antisocial behaviour.
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Critically consider 2 research studies relating to media influences on antisocial behaviour. Bandura conducted an experimental study, investigating the degree of imitated aggression. 66 nursery children of ages 3,4 and 5 years were divided into three groups where they all watched the same film of an adult kicking and punching a Bobo doll. The first group had no added ending, the second group saw the adult being rewarded with food and the third group saw the adult being warned. It was found that the children in groups one and two behaved more aggressively to the doll when allowed to play with one. This shows that television could have an affect on aggression as the children that watched the Bobo doll being beaten and either was rewarded or there were no consequences, were aggressive themselves. The criticisms of this research include the lack of ecological validity. The children may never...
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