Bandura's experiments indicate that ________ is important in the process of learning.

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Bandura's experiments, particularly his famous Bobo doll experiment, show that modeling or observational learning is a key factor in the learning process. Participants who observed adults aggressively interacting with a Bobo doll were more likely to imitate that behavior themselves. Shaping (rewarding successive approximations of a behavior), generalization (applying a learned behavior to similar situations), and secondary reinforcement (a reward that is not inherently valuable but has been associated with a primary reinforcer) may also play a role in learning, but they are not the primary focus of Bandura's work.

Bandura's Experiments Indicate That ________ Is Important in the Process