Five-year-old Barry watches some older boys playing in the park. He sees one boy push another away and take the child’s toy truck to play with. A short time later Barry sees his friend Edgar playing nearby with a toy airplane. As Edgar smiles and says
hello, Barry pushes him aside and begins playing with Edgar’s airplane. Which theory of aggression would predict and explain Barry’s behavior toward Edgar?
a) Media exposure theory
b) Social learning theory
c) The prosocial behavior hypothesis
d) The instrumental reciprocity postulate
Answer: b
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