Question

Joe's favorite food is spaghetti. His mom always makes it for him on Friday night, but she does not like the way he slurps the spaghetti into his mouth. One Friday night, she attempted to change Joe's eating pattern. At dinner, she picked up her spoon and fork and began to roll the spaghetti. David, Joe's brother, used his fork and spoon as well. Susan, Joe's sister, also used her fork and spoon to roll her spaghetti. At first, Joe slurped the spaghetti into his mouth, but after a few minutes, he began to use his fork and spoon. In this example, Joe is _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Modeling

Explanation:

Joe is simply using the concept of modeling in the example. This concept emphasizes on maintaining copied behaviors, especially that of someone close to you. Joe does not usually eat the spaghetti with fork and spoon, but seeing his mum and then his brother and sister model their mum, he decides to also follow in the process. This is called modeling.