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The Learning Machine: Observational Learning: The Research of Albert Bandura
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The Learning Machine: Observational Learning: The Research of Albert Bandura

Observational learning is an important part of making us who we are. We are particularly attuned to the behavior of our peers-the way they talk, the clothing they wear, their tastes and values. In the 1960s research pioneer Albert Bandura and his te...

Behind Closed Doors: Environmental and Genetic Links to Violent Behavior
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Behind Closed Doors: Environmental and Genetic Links to Violent Behavior

Both the environment in which a child matures and his or her genetic nature contribute to aggressive behavior. Researchers studying a family in which male siblings all committed violent criminal acts found that the brothers shared a certain gene abn...

The Learning Machine: Mass Media as a Source of Observational Learning
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The Learning Machine: Mass Media as a Source of Observational Learning

Mass media provides potent role models that influence children, teens, and adults. Correlation studies link children's aggressive patterns of behavior with television. A diet of televised violence tends to reduce restraints over aggression, and dese...

People to People: Biological Precursors to Violence and Aggression
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People to People: Biological Precursors to Violence and Aggression

Relations between people can be marked by aggression and violence, conditions that have both biological and psychological undertones. Jean Chen Chi has conducted experiments with the MAO-A gene that when missing in males results in aggressive behavi...