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Bobo doll studies  

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  • Definition Albert Bandura conducted the Bobo doll studies in the 1960s to investigate whether children could learn new behaviors through observation. The descriptive name of these studies comes from an inflatable child's toy, a “Bobo doll,” that had a weighted bottom which allowed it to be repeatedly knocked over and yet bob back up. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Bobo Doll Studies]

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