Question

You are babysitting a young child. while putting dishes away, you accidentally drop a glass and it breaks. your automatic response is to curse and say bad words. the child hears you, and repeats what you said. what theory explains this phenomena?

Answer 1

theory of relativity

Answer 2

Answer: social learning theory

Explanation:

Albert Bandura´s Social Learning Theory postulates that we learn from each other through observation, imitation, and modeling. People around them work as influential models that provide children with examples of behavior to observe and imitate.  

This theory combines behaviorist and cognitive learning theories while adding mediating processes between stimuli & responses, as well as observational learning.