Social Cognitive Theorists Have Studied the Role of Modeling on Aggressive

question 65

Multiple Choice

Social cognitive theorists have studied the role of modeling on aggressive behavior. Which one of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from their research?

• A) Children model aggression only when the model is the same sex as themselves.
• B) Children can learn aggressive behavior by watching adult models as well as children.
• C) Children who observe aggression in films and video games are more likely to be aggressive.
• D) Children are less aggressive when they observe a nonaggressive model than when they observe no model at all.

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Definitions:

Auditory Nervous System

The part of the nervous system responsible for hearing; it includes both the peripheral components, like the ear, and the central components, like the brain's auditory pathways.

Stimuli

External factors or changes in the environment that elicit physical or behavioral responses from organisms.

Parent

describes a caregiver of a child, who may be a biological, adoptive, step, or foster figure responsible for the child's upbringing.

Taste Disturbance

A condition in which a person's sense of taste is diminished, altered, or completely absent.