Question

Ian, who is three years old, was watching his father hammer a nail to join two pieces of wood together. If Ian learns how to hammer wood together after this experience, it is most likely the result of _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Observational learning

Explanation:

Observation learning is social learning that occurs through the observation of the behaviour of others.  It has various forms and is dependent on various processes. It requires a parent, friend , sibling or teacher to be a social model, someone who is elder and has higher status in the environment. Children learn to smoke, smack and swear from others through observation. They keep learning the desirable and undesirable behaviour through observational learning. Observational learning is also seen in animals. Animal obtain the instinctive behaviour by observing other animals.