Question

Socially responsive toddlers who readily imitate their parents tend to become preschoolers with a strong internalized conscience. This best illustrates the impact of:_______.
A) observational learning.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) operant conditioning.
D) respondent behavior.

Answer 1

Letter A is the correct answer.

Observational learning is the ability to learn by witnessing the behavior, emotions and attitudes of other people. This method of learning comes from Albert Bandura's social learning theory and it suggests that there are four conditions necessary for observing and modeling behavior, such as: attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation.