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The results of the Bobo doll experiment demonstrated that children's imitation of a model's aggressive behavior was contingent on the consequences the model received. When children observed the teacher being punished for her actions, their tendency to act aggressively decreased. In contrast, when the teacher's aggression was either praised or ignored, the children imitated the behavior, replicating actions like punching and kicking the doll, and even repeating what the teacher said.

Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment Results

A young child watches an older sibling sneak a cookie from the cookie jar and then get scolded by a parent. Based on the principles demonstrated in the study where children observed a model's interaction with an inflatable doll, what is the most probable outcome for the young child's future behavior regarding the cookie jar?

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