Problem
I. John and Beth have an 8-year old son. They have noticed that after he watches violent television, he tends to act more aggressively than usual.
i. John is a social learning theorist. How might he explain the effect that violent television has on his son's behavior?
ii. Beth studies the effect of physiological arousal on people's behavior. How might she explain the effect that violent television has on her son's behavior?
II. In class I told you about Lenny Sputnik, a witness to a plane crash who risked his own life by jumping in a freezing river in order to save the life of a drowning woman he had never met.
i. Dr. Smith is a big believer in the empathy-altruism hypothesis. How might he explain Lenny's behavior?
ii. Dr. Jones is a social exchange theorist. How might she explain Lenny's behavior?