Bobo doll

proper noun

An inflatable clownlike toy used famously in a series of psychological experiments conducted by Albert Bandura between 1961 and 1963 to study aggression and social learning.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. human sciencesAn inflatable clownlike toy used famously in a series of psychological experiments conducted by Albert Bandura between 1961 and 1963 to study aggression and social learning.
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