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 the same room with the doll to see if they would mimic the observed behavior. The results showed that children who observed the aggressive adult were more likely to imitate the violent actions towards the Bobo doll. This study highlighted the importance of observational learning and suggested that behavior can be learned through watching others, rather than just through direct experience.