In the context of the observational learning experiments conducted by Albert Bandura in the 1960s, after watching the children who emulated the adult model's aggression toward a Bobo doll, Bandura noted that the children behaved aggressively with the doll:
A) but did not imitate the specific actions of the adult model.
B) only if they were the same gender as the model.
C) after they saw the adult model being punished for her aggressive behaviour.
D) because the model's aggressive behaviour was rewarded.
D) because the model's aggressive behaviour was rewarded.
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a. consciousness b. observable behavior c. mental imagery d. elements of thought
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