Question

When he sees teachers encouraging other children to wait in the cafeteria until the first bell rings, Ian follows them. What type of learning is Ian demonstrating?

Answer 1

This is observational learning because Ian observed that his peers waited in the cafeteria until the first bell rings. He decided to imitate them.

Answer 2

ANSWER: Ian is demonstrating a typical example of Observational Learning. An observational learning is a learning pattern which happens by observing the behavior of others. People generally follows a role model such as parent, sibling, relative or teachers and imitate them while they are doing their work, particularly in childhood. There are four steps of observational learning which are Attention, Memory, Initiation and Motivation.