Researchers investigated male and female beliefs regarding how to provide emotional comfort to a distressed close friend.
In the first part of their study, they asked 22 males and 19 females to write down five gestures or supportive statements they believe people of their own sex use when attempting to comfort a friend going through a difficult time.
Using research evidence, explain how far social learning theory could account for the findings of the comforting a distressed friend study.
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