Paragraph 7 Typically, in early research, two films similar in their length, use of colour, characterisation are shown. One film also shows distinctive and novel aggressive behaviours while the other does not, and in the post-‐film sessions the different children who viewed the films are compared for their aggressive behaviours. Bandura, Ross and Ross (1961, 1963) showed that young children were intrigued by displays of violence, and that given the opportunity, they would readily mimic them. In a typical study, children were allowed to watch a live or filmed model or a cartoon in which the hero made aggressive verbal statements or played aggressively with a toy, for example, an inflatable rubber toy. Then the children were left alone in a room full of toys and their words and behaviour were observed and recorded. In all the studies, the children imitated the model's behaviour whether gentle or aggressive, with the imitation more pronounced if the model's actions brought a reward or if the model had been kind to the child (Gardner, 1962, p.321) Paragraph 8 In these studies, no real harm comes to person or property and so they do not show whether imitation of an aggressor who does do damage or is reprimanded... showed were allowed were left were observed, recorded imitated brought had been are shown shows does not (show) comes do not show
