A little girl watches a television cartoon in which a woman yanks a child by the hair and screams at her. After seeing the cartoon, the little girl acts out this same interaction with her doll. This is an example of __________.

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This is an example of social-cognitive learning, which involves the acquisition of behaviors by observing others and the consequences of those behaviors. The little girl learned the aggressive behavior from the cartoon and then imitated it with her doll.

A Little Girl Watches a Television Cartoon in Which a Woman