In Bandura's Bobo doll study, what determined whether the children imitated the aggressive behaviour they had observed?
AWhether the doll was the same colour as the model's clothes
BWhether the child was hungry or fed before the film was shown
CWhether the model was shown being rewarded or punished for aggression
DWhether the model and child had the same first name
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Whether the model was shown being rewarded or punished for aggression
1. Bandura showed children a film of a boy being aggressive to a Bobo doll.
2. Three versions varied the consequences: rewarded model, punished model, no consequence.
3. Children who saw aggression rewarded were most aggressive in the play room afterwards.
4. Children who saw aggression punished were least aggressive.
5. The chapter draws the explicit conclusion: performance is influenced by model's behaviour being rewarded or punished.
6. Hence imitation depended on the model's reinforcement contingency.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology Ch 5 "Learning", p. 86, Observational Learning_
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