A Congressional Hearing Is Taking Place in Washington,D

question 91

Multiple Choice

A congressional hearing is taking place in Washington,D.C.The representatives are discussing whether the portrayals of violence on children's TV shows are perhaps contributing to the violence we see in schools today.What psychological process are the representatives probably considering as the reason that TV influences school violence?

• A)observational learning
• B)operant conditioning
• C)classical conditioning
• D)Bobo effect

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