A young boy 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 this boy 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, his hunger at lunchtime most influenced which factor?
A) attention
B) memory
C) imitation
D) desire

Question

A young boy 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 this boy 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, his hunger at lunchtime most influenced which factor?
A) attention
B) memory
C) imitation 
D) desire

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The boy's hunger at lunchtime most influenced his desire to imitate the behavior he observed on TV, as it provided motivation to fulfill his need for more food.

A Young Boy Is Watching TV