The first stage of the study by Bandura et al. (aggression) was when the children were rated on four scales by the experimenter and a nursery school teacher. One of these scales was 'aggressive inhibition'.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2024). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] Physical aggression.
2. [1] Verbal aggression.
3. [1] Aggression towards inanimate objects.
4. [1] The scores on the four scales were added together.
5. [1] Participants were arranged 'in triplets'/matched on their (initial aggressive) ratings.
6. [1] Assigned at random to one of the conditions.
7. [1] Variety of toys.
8. [1] Some were 'aggressive toys'/Bobo doll (any aggressive toy can be awarded mark).
9. [1] Some were 'nonaggressive toys'/tea set (any nonaggressive toy can be awarded mark).
10. [1] Arranged in a fixed order/always in the same place.
11. [1] One way mirror.