A mother who is searching for an explanation for the increased aggression in her six-year-old child would be advised by social learning theorists that such aggression is
A)a part of human nature and therefore inevitable.
B)a well-known developmental stage according to psychosocial theory.
C)probably an imitation of a model to which her child has been exposed.
D)part of a general syndrome of pathological behavior that may have a biological cause.

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Social learning theorists argue that aggression is learned through observing and imitating the behavior of others. Therefore, if a child is exhibiting increased aggression, it is likely they are imitating aggressive behavior they have been exposed to, either in their environment or through media.

A Mother Who Is Searching for an Explanation for the Increased