Albert Bandura's Media Effects Theory Explained! Bobo Doll Experiment

[@ashnanadesan]

"Um... no, there you go" lol, thanks for the video btw

[@TheMediaInsider]

Agreed by the way!

[@language_and_society]

In addition to Albert Bandura’s experiment, what other more recent studies have been conducted? Surely we should be in a position to say with some certainty whether violent movies leads to violent behaviour? Your thoughts appreciated.

[@caitlinbeaton5624]

i love how you kept saying 'i think'

[@timeandattention3945]

Lol. Why is this even a debate ? Art is meant to motivate and inspire, why would they spend billions of dollars on persussion i.e advertising if did not work ? It works more effectively on people who have low self esteem and predisposition to act accordingly. I am speaking from experience. I know how i used music to hype me up to good or ill.

[@TheMediaInsider]

Preach!

[@evanpoole7829]

Yay! You're back!

[@adaraif9972]

To be honest though, I do think call of duty is much more military propaganda than a personal piece of art. It has been documented that they've been paid by the US government to depict war in terms which make violence look morally acceptable in order to encourage enlistment. I believe that the effect covered in this video entirely depends on whether the media is making a clear stance on the violence depicted. For younger audiences and young adults, modeling violence in a neutral or negative light will not likely encourage them to commit violent acts themselves. On the other hand, media which endorses violence could cause them to reconsider their values, rationalizing violence within certain contexts, priming the behavior in advance. Art is nearly always meant to investigate morality and cause you to question your values after all. Unfortunately, even though I believe this standpoint, beliefs like this will inevitably lead to complications when applied to rules and regulations... It may just be better to act as though depiction doesn't affect violent behavior in children in order to avoid excessive media censorship.

[@DreadPiratePapa]

I was put in a predicament were my son was acting out in anger and violence because he had no outlet and video games helped him have that outlet but I still fear that games like Grand Theft Auto could normalize horrible ideas in his head so I urge him to avoid them. I think people consume the media that they identify with. At the same time it can open up wormholes by exposing developing tastes for mire or alternative deviant behavior that the consumer wasn’t originally seeking.

[@jmarsh205]

That's interesting, I share the concern of normalising behaviours -the contact hours of the amount of media we watch has to have a strong influence on us surely. But I agree about your viewpoint of having an outlet -and that being healthy. This is why I think ultimately its about achieving catharsis. The best evidence is society itself where we don't run around hijacking cars and going on killing sprees -often. Its limited to people who perhaps have problems creating a moral model to fit in with society.

[@BrendanMillerExplains]

a very useful and interesting video!

[@markjudge1803]

lovely stuff, thanks

[@TheMediaInsider]

You're welcome

[@janetseager4069]

At the risk of being over simplistic; if a multi billion dollar advertising industry believes its product will influence people's behaviour, why wouldn't movies and television?