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BANDURAS THEORY
Human beings have specific abilities related to learning that sets them apart from other species. Social cognitive theory states that there are three characteristics that are unique to humans:
Vicarious consequences (Model and imitate others) Selfefficacy (self reflection) Performance standards and moral conduct (Ability to regulate ones own behavior)
Bandura found that the children exposed to the aggressive model were more likely to act in physically aggressive ways than those who were not exposed to the aggressive model. Boys exhibited more aggression when exposed to aggressive male models than boys exposed to aggressive female models. Bandura also found that the children exposed to the aggressive model were more likely to act in verbally aggressive ways than those who were not exposed to the aggressive model..
The experimenters came to the conclusion that children observing adult behaviour are influenced to think that this type of behaviour is acceptable thus weakening the childs aggressive inhibitions. Lastly, the evidence strongly supports that males have a tendency to be more aggressive than females.