From Bandura's research on observational learning in children we can conclude that whether a child performs an aggressive act depends on
A) the amount of social encouragement the child has received to be aggressive.
B) how extremely aggressive the behavior is.
C) whether the model's behavior is reinforced or punished.
D) whether the model is the child's parent.

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Bandura's research found that whether a child performs an aggressive act depends on whether the model's behavior is reinforced or punished. In other words, if the model is rewarded for their aggressive behavior (reinforced), the child is more likely to imitate that behavior, while if the model is punished for their aggressive behavior, the child is less likely to imitate it. Therefore, the most accurate choice is C.

From Bandura's Research on Observational Learning in Children We Can