Question

Children in one study observed a model acting aggressively against an adult-sized plastic Bobo doll. The children were then given an opportunity to imitate the model on their own, followed by an opportunity to demonstrate the aggressive acts for rewards.
The study was designed to demonstrate:

A. that aggression can be learned through classical conditioning.
B. the distinction between learning and performance.
C. that children will behave aggressively for rewards.
D. that children will not imitate aggressive acts unless they are rewarded.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. that aggression can be learned through classical conditioning.

Explanation:

This is because, the model acting agrgressively against the adult-sized plastic Bobo is conditioning those children on the act of being aggressive. Later, when those children starts to exhibit such traits (aggressiveness) either based on reward or not being rewarded, it would be as a result of what they learned from the model.

Answer 2

Answer:

option A. that aggression can be learned through classical conditioning

option B. the distinction between learning and performance

Explanation:

The experiment shows the  exposure of  children to two different adult models which are an aggressive model and a non-aggressive one. the deduction was that the children who observed the non-aggressive adult model would be less aggressive than the children who observed the aggressive model while the non-aggressive exposure group would also be less aggressive than the control group. the conclusion drawn from the experiment shows that when Children  are consistently exposed to the violent mode, they will tended to imitate the exact behavior they had observed when the adult was no longer present.

The results of the experiment  also shows that rewards or punishment don't influence remembering or learning information, they just influence whether or not the behavior is performed.