A dramatic increase in children's violent play after they viewed violent cartoons illustrates the role of television as a source of
A) respondent behavior.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) observational learning.

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Observational learning refers to the process of acquiring new behaviors by watching and imitating the actions of others. In this case, the children imitated the violent behavior they saw on television, indicating that television can act as a source of observational learning.

A Dramatic Increase in Children's Violent Play After They Viewed