Bandura Model-Rewards Condition

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While conducting his experiment, Bandura examined the responses of children to the actions of the adults. The children were witnessing a short film in which an adult demonstrated hostility upon an inflatable Bobo doll. There were three conditions included in the film:

A. The model-reward condition, in which the children witnessed the adult gifted an aggressive model candy as a reward for a "championship performance";

B. The model-punished condition, in which the youngsters saw a second adult scolding the model for their aggression; and

C. The no-consequence condition, in which the kids just saw the model carry on behaving

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