MOST OF THE IMAGES OF REALITY ON WHICH WE BASE OUR ACTIONS ARE REALLY BASED ON VICARIOUS EXPERIENCE.
Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura was born in a town near Canadian town of Edmonton on December 4, 1925. Bandura didn't have much of a formal education growing up. He had to take charge of his own education. After much work, Bandura was accepted to the University of Iowa. Bandura found psychology by accident. Since Bandura commuted to school with a group of students. he arrived at the school much earlier than when his course started. He would take filler classes, and one of this classes was psychology. After finding his calling, he graduated in just three years. He when continued there for his masters and doctorate. After receiving his doctorate, Bandura got a job, where he continues to work today.
Albert Bandura is known for his most famous experiment, which is the Bobo doll. A Bobo doll is just an inflatable toy. He took a group of children and showed them a video. In the video, it showed a woman beating up this doll and shouting angry words. Next the children were lead to a room that had a Bobo doll and the adults left. The children immediately went to the Bobo doll and started hitting it and yelling at it. After observing this behavior, Bandura determined that all behavior is directed by reinforcements or by rewards. Even though the kids didn't get any encouragement to hit the doll, they were just imitating the behavior they had seen. Bandura's work helped advanced behaviorism and made a huge impact on cognitive psychology.
Albert Bandura is known for his most famous experiment, which is the Bobo doll. A Bobo doll is just an inflatable toy. He took a group of children and showed them a video. In the video, it showed a woman beating up this doll and shouting angry words. Next the children were lead to a room that had a Bobo doll and the adults left. The children immediately went to the Bobo doll and started hitting it and yelling at it. After observing this behavior, Bandura determined that all behavior is directed by reinforcements or by rewards. Even though the kids didn't get any encouragement to hit the doll, they were just imitating the behavior they had seen. Bandura's work helped advanced behaviorism and made a huge impact on cognitive psychology.