Psychology / Unit 5 Psych 0588 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Observational Learning
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The idea
Observational learning is learning by watching another person's behavior and its consequences.
In practice
A child who has never handled a lock opens one after watching an adult do it once.
Where people slip
Observational learning requires no reinforcement to the learner. Watching the consequence is enough.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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