Synopsis
Bandura's work challenged views of the time and showed that aggression is often imitated.
- Programme: The Brain: A Secret History
- Episode: Emotions
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2011
- Psychology | Developmental Psychology | Behaviourism. Imitating and learning from others. Aggression. Social learning theory.
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