Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment demonstrated the power of:
a. operant conditioning.
c. direct reinforcement.
b. modeling.
d. trial-and-error behavior.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Bandura's now-classic demonstration of modeling involves the Bobo doll, an inflatable plastic figure about 4 feet tall. In Bandura's studies, preschool children watched an adult hit and kick Bobo. When the children were left alone with the doll, they modeled their behavior after the example they had just witnessed. The experimental group was found to be twice as aggressive as the control group.
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