In Bandura's experiment, children observed an adult model behaving aggressively towards a Bobo doll. The children were then placed in a room with the same doll and imitated the aggressive behaviors they had observed. This experiment demonstrated the role of observational learning and social modeling in the acquisition of aggressive behaviors.
Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment:
Zimbardo's study focused on the effects of situational factors on human behavior. Participants were assigned roles of either prisoners or guards in a simulated prison environment. The study had to be terminated early due to the extreme and abusive behaviors exhibited by the "guards" towards the "prisoners," highlighting the powerful influence of the situation on behavior and the potential for individuals to engage in immoral actions under certain circumstances.
While these experiments provide insights into human behavior, they don't directly support each other's theories. Bandura's experiment mainly addresses the idea that aggressive behaviors can be learned through observation and modeling. It doesn't explicitly focus on the situational factors that Zimbardo's experiment explored.