Timmy is watching TV. In one show, he sees a bully steal a lunch from another child. The bully then enjoys eating the other child's lunch. Since Timmy feels that his mother makes him a rather skimpy lunch and he is always hungry at school, he starts stealing other kids' lunches at school. According to Bandura's theory of observational learning, Timmy's hunger at lunchtime most influenced which factor?
A) attention
B) memory
C) imitation
D) desire

Question

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Timmy's hunger at lunchtime most influenced the "desire" factor in Bandura's theory of observational learning. This is because his motivation to steal lunches was driven by his own desire to satisfy his hunger, which was stronger due to the inadequate lunches his mother made for him.

Timmy Is Watching TV