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Bobo doll

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.

Proper noun

Bobo doll

  1. 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.

Questions about Bobo doll

What does Bobo doll mean?
Bobo doll means 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.
What part of speech is Bobo doll?
Bobo doll is a proper noun.

Words near Bobo doll in the dictionary

  1. bobkitten
  2. bobkittens
  3. bobmeyerite
  4. bobo
  5. Bobo Ashanti
  6. Bobo doll
  7. Bobo-Dioulasso
  8. bobol
  9. bobolee
  10. bobolees
  11. bobolink

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