AP Psychology : Attitude Change and Social Learning
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Example Question #11 : Attitude Change And Social Learning
Which of the following was best describes what was demonstrated in Albert Bandura’s classic study of socially learned aggression that observed children hitting Bobo dolls?
Children will not model aggressive behavior they observe, unless they see the behavior being praised and encouraged
Children never model aggressive behavior they observe even with praise or encouragement
Children tend to model aggressive behavior they observe, especially if they see the behavior being praised or encouraged
Children tend to model aggressive behavior they observe, whether or not the behavior is praised or encouraged
Children tend to model aggressive behavior they observe, especially if they see the behavior being praised or encouraged
Bandura’s experiment demonstrated that children who observe aggressive behavior that is praised or encouraged are more likely to mimic what they see. Scientist reached this conclusion by comparing these aggressive behaviors with the relatively unaggressive behaviors of children who witnessed aggressive actions that were not praised and negatively reinforced.
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