In Phase 2 of Bandura, Ross and Ross' Study, Why

question 28

Multiple Choice

In Phase 2 of Bandura, Ross and Ross' study, why did an experimenter stop the children from playing with attractive toys after a couple of minutes?

• A)It was necessary to mildly provoke them so that they would not be inhibited from displaying aggressive behaviour
• B)The toys were expensive and the researchers did not want them to get broken
• C)The toys were reserved for other children
• D)The children needed a short activity between seeing the model and being observed for aggression
• E)The researchers wanted to see if the children in the aggressive condition would be more likely to argue than the children in the other conditions

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