PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bandura’s groundbreaking Bobo Doll experiment proved that children learn to develop new responses by observing the behavior of those around them. Observational learning suggests that those being observed serve as models, and children aspire to be like their models, mimicking them.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the SLT, “aggressive behaviors are learned through reinforcement and the imitation of aggressive models” (Gross, 2020, p. 489). Bandura showed that aggressive tendencies, especially in children, are vicariously reinforced by seeing others rewarded for or benefiting from their aggressive behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social learning theory states that individuals become aggressive by imitating role models. SLT states that observational learning takes place, and that this learning is reinforced vicariously. Vicarious reinforcement occurs when a person witnesses a model being rewarded for behaving in an aggressive way.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social learning theories suggest that children learn to exhibit aggressive behaviors because they observe others acting aggressively and can see how these behaviors are reinforced over time (Bandura, 1973).