The Bobo Doll Experiment was a psychological study conducted by Albert Bandura in the early 1960s. It aimed to investigate how children learn behaviors through observation and imitation. In the experiment, children watched an adult interact aggressively with a large inflatable doll, known as the Bobo doll. Afterward, the children were allowed to play in a room with the same doll to see if they would mimic the observed behavior.
The results showed that children who witnessed the aggressive behavior were more likely to imitate it, demonstrating the concept of social learning theory. This experiment highlighted the influence of role models on children's behavior and contributed to our understanding of how aggression can be learned through observation.