The Bobo doll study was a famous experiment conducted by psychologist Albert Bandura in 1961. It aimed to investigate how children learn behaviors through observation and imitation. In the study, children watched an adult interact aggressively with a large inflatable doll called Bobo. Afterward, the children were given the opportunity to play with the doll themselves. The results showed that children who observed the aggressive behavior were more likely to imitate it, demonstrating that they learned through observation. This study highlighted the importance of social learning and contributed to the development of social learning theory, which emphasizes the role of modeling in behavior acquisition.