DrWeymouth Examines the Behaviour of Two Groups of Children in an Observational

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Multiple Choice

Dr.Weymouth examines the behaviour of two groups of children in an observational learning study.One group of children views a film in which an adult is reprimanded for beating a Bobo doll.Another group of children views a film in which an adult is congratulated for beating the doll.Based on your text's discussion,what should he find?

• A) He should find that the children who view the congratulated model behave more aggressively toward the Bobo doll, than those who saw the reprimanded model.
• B) He should find both groups of children act equally aggressively toward the Bobo doll.
• C) He should find that the children who view the reprimanded model behave more aggressively toward the Bobo doll, than those who view the congratulated model.
• D) He should find that neither group acts aggressively toward the Bobo doll.

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