AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Reginald carefully watches his golf coach hit the ball so that he can improve his own golf game. His golf coach is a champion golfer and Reginald is trying to copy his coach’s swing. Reginald wants to improve his golf game to impress his parents. This relates to which factor that might influence Reginald’s learning?
A
attention
B
retention
C
reproduction
D
motivation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Observational learning extends the effective range of both classical and operant conditioning. In contrast to classical and operant conditioning, in which learning occurs only through direct experience, observational learning is the process of watching others and then imitating what they do.

Detailed explanation-2: -Learning new skills: Children and adults can learn new skills through observational learning. A child can learn how to paint her nails by watching their mom, or an adult may learn to lift weights by watching others on videos.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hence, it could be concluded that Attention → Retention → Reproduction → Motivation is the correct sequence of four elements of observational learning.

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