The experiment in which children viewed adults interact with a "Bobo doll" punching bag provided evidence in support of:
A) Darwin's theory that aggression evolved.
B) Bandura's social learning theory of aggression.
C) Freud's psychoanalytic theory that proposes aggression is an instinct.
D) Lorenz's drive theory of aggression.

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The experiment with the Bobo doll provided evidence in support of Bandura's social learning theory of aggression. Children who observed an adult model being aggressive towards the Bobo doll were more likely to imitate that behavior. This suggests that aggressive behavior can be learned through observation and modeling. Darwin's theory of aggression evolving, Freud's psychoanalytic theory of aggression as an instinct, and Lorenz's drive theory of aggression do not explain the specific mechanism of observational learning that is highlighted in the Bobo doll experiment.

The Experiment in Which Children Viewed Adults Interact with a "Bobo