LEARNING
OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING
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Question
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Follows the behavior of someone else.
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Is rewarded on a variable schedule.
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Is imitated by the learner.
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Becomes punished for violent behavior.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A model is the person performing the task being imitated. In the example of a child learning to swear, the model is the parent that said the swear word. The child is using their parent as a model that they observe performing a behavior.
Detailed explanation-2: -In observational learning, we learn by watching others and then imitating, or modeling, what they do or say. The individuals performing the imitated behavior are called models.
Detailed explanation-3: -Imitative learning is a type of social learning whereby new behaviors are acquired via imitation. Imitation aids in communication, social interaction, and the ability to modulate one’s emotions to account for the emotions of others, and is “essential for healthy sensorimotor development and social functioning".
Detailed explanation-4: -Observational learning is learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others.
Detailed explanation-5: -Understanding Observational Learning Imitation occurs when a person copies another person’s behavior as they’re doing it. Observational learning occurs as a result of witnessing another person, but is performed later and cannot be explained as having been taught in any other way.