AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bandura’s famous ‘Bo Bo doll’ study on observational learning indicates that aggressive behaviour is affected in all of the following examples except one.
A
Aggressive behaviour increases when the model is rewarded.
B
Aggressive behaviour decreases when the model is punished.
C
Aggressive behaviour increases when the observer is rewarded.
D
Aggressive behaviour decreases when the observer is punished.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The experiment revealed that children imitate the aggressive behavior of adults. The findings support Bandura’s social learning theory, which emphasises the influence of observational learning on behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychologist Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory states that people learn behavior from their environment through observation, imitation, and modeling.

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