AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Observational learning: Watching and observing outcomes of others performing or modeling the desired behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Environment: Any factor physically external to the individual that can impact one’s behavior. The environment is comprised of social factors (i.e., family, friends, observational learning), and physical factors (i.e., weather, availability of tobacco products, etc.).

Detailed explanation-3: -Observational learning is a major component of Bandura’s social learning theory. He also emphasized that four conditions were necessary in any form of observing and modeling behavior: attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Environmental Factors The environmental component refers to the context in which the behavior occurs. More than a person’s physical environment, this includes their social environment as well. Specifically, what people are present (or absent) and the attitudes, beliefs, and ideas these people hold.