In Bandura and colleagues' Bobo doll study (1961),it was found that children were more likely to behave aggressively if:
A)they had been rewarded for behaving aggressively.
B)they first observed an adult behaving aggressively.
C)there were other children in the room with them.
D)they were explicitly told to behave aggressively.

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In the Bobo doll study, Bandura and colleagues found that children were more likely to behave aggressively if they first observed an adult behaving aggressively towards the Bobo doll. This suggests that observational learning and modeling of social behavior can play a significant role in shaping behavior, even in young children. The other options (A, C, and D) were not found to have as strong of an effect on children's behavior in the study.

In Bandura and Colleagues' Bobo Doll Study (1961),it Was Found