IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR OF DISTURBED AND NONDISTURBED CHILDREN FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO AGGRESSIVE AND NONAGGRESSIVE MODELS
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TL;DR
Disturbed and nondisturbed boys were exposed to 1 of 2 video-recorded sequences depicting a female model who played with 4 sets of play materials, indicating that the model films were effective for evoking imitative behavior.
Abstract
Disturbed and nondisturbed boys were exposed to 1 of 2 video-recorded sequences depicting a female model who played with 4 sets of play materials. In 1 sequence the model played in an aggressive manner; in the other she played in a nonaggressive manner. A third group of nondisturbed boys saw a video recording of the toys with the model absent. The Ss then played with the toys depicted in the video recordings. Comparisons among the nondisturbed groups indicated that the model films were effective for evoking imitative behavior. Disturbed Ss imitated the nonaggressive model less than nondisturbed Ss, but the samples did not differ in respect to imitation of aggression.