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The Effect of Pre‐experience on Imitation of an Aggressive Film Model
Author(s) -
KNIVETON BROMLEY H.,
STEPHENSON GEOFFREY M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1970.tb00634.x
Subject(s) - imitation , psychology , presentation (obstetrics) , significant difference , social psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , radiology
An experiment is described which tests the hypothesis that the effect of a film model on young children's play behaviour is greater for a child who has had no previous experience in the situation portrayed, than for a child who has previously played there. In one experimental condition subjects were shown a film, mildly frustrated and then allowed to play in the situation portrayed in the film. In another condition, subjects were allowed to play in the same situation before seeing the film. A third group of subjects played in the experimental setting but were not shown the film. The results show that imitation is reduced when there is experience in the situation prior to presentation of the film model. When the subjects returned one week later, there was no significant difference between the three groups.