In a famous experiment by Albert Bandura and his colleagues (1961),children watched an adult attack a Bobo doll with a mallet.They were then shown some toys that they were forbidden to play with.When they were taken to another room,they:
A)began to cry.
B)attacked a Bobo doll.
C)verbally attacked the adult experimenter.
D)chose to watch a violent rather than a nonviolent film.

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In Bandura's experiment, the children who watched the adult attack the Bobo doll were more likely to imitate this behavior and attack the same doll themselves when given the opportunity. Therefore, the correct choice is B, where the children attacked a Bobo doll.

In a Famous Experiment by Albert Bandura and His Colleagues