It showed many kids playing the playroom, but it also featured our home run hitter knocking Mr. Bobo into orbit. They went hunting for Mr. Bobo and the Louisville slugger. And when they found them, well, it wasn't a pretty sight. This study seems so obvious that one wonders why it was ever done. Of course those kids observed the videotape, then when they got the chance, they applied what they had seen.
Every parent knows all about monkey see, monkey do.
First, it is surprising that people can be influenced so easily. Just by watching what other people do, we can acquire new ideas and behaviors. Second, modeling seems to be a dominant way that people get new behaviors. Whenever we are in a new situation, we almost always look around to see what others are doing. Third, the whole process requires very little thinking on the part of the observer.