Bobo Doll Experiment
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CORE DEFINITION
Children do not need to receive rewards or punishments directly; merely by observing an adult hitting a Bobo doll, they learn and imitate this aggressive behavior.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
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- The power of role models: Management relies not on preaching but on demonstration. If you want your team to be aggressive, you first go and fight; if you want your team to be gentle, you first smile at others. Employees are always watching how you treat the 'Bobo doll'.
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Bandura's social learning theory: Behavior can be acquired through observation and imitation (vicarious learning) without the need for personal trial and error. Four processes—attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation—determine whether imitation occurs, and the credibility of the model and the consequences (reward/punishment) influence the strength of imitation.
MINIMUM ACTION
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