2013). Social learning theories is based on the fact that moral behaviour is learnt in the same way as any other behaviour, unlike the cognitive perspectives Kohlberg followed, social learning theorists don’t agree that moral development is in stages. Referring to Venables and Thompson, there had been reports that they had been exposed to videos containing abusing actions, although these were just speculations from the media, (Hoffman, 1970) if true it would support the finding of the ‘Bobo doll’ study, this showing that observing aggressive behaviour affects the levels of aggression shown in young people. Although this theory had come to this conclusion, Crain (1980) stated that once children become older, they do not rely on models (such as the adults in the videos) and create their own standards of behaviour. This means that even if Venables and Thompsons had been exposed to indecent images at a later age (eight and up), it may not have affected them in such traumatic ways, because was it may have affected them dramatically, leading them to act out on
2013). Social learning theories is based on the fact that moral behaviour is learnt in the same way as any other behaviour, unlike the cognitive perspectives Kohlberg followed, social learning theorists don’t agree that moral development is in stages. Referring to Venables and Thompson, there had been reports that they had been exposed to videos containing abusing actions, although these were just speculations from the media, (Hoffman, 1970) if true it would support the finding of the ‘Bobo doll’ study, this showing that observing aggressive behaviour affects the levels of aggression shown in young people. Although this theory had come to this conclusion, Crain (1980) stated that once children become older, they do not rely on models (such as the adults in the videos) and create their own standards of behaviour. This means that even if Venables and Thompsons had been exposed to indecent images at a later age (eight and up), it may not have affected them in such traumatic ways, because was it may have affected them dramatically, leading them to act out on