Aggressive Behavior in Children: An Outcome of Modeling or Social Reciprocity?.

Hall, William Michael; Cairns, Robert B.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Aggressive Behavior in Children: An Outcome of Modeling or Social Reciprocity?

Hall, William Michael; Cairns, Robert B.

Developmental Psychology, v20 n5 p739-45 Sep 1984

Examines the role of modeling and social reciprocity in the regulation of young boys' aggressive actions. Tested in pairs, 100 first- and second-grade students were assigned to five experimental conditions differing in whether one or both boys saw a film depicting aggression directed toward persons or toward inanimate objects. (RH)

Descriptors: Aggression, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Films, Grade 1, Grade 2, Males, Modeling (Psychology), Observational Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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