Question

Learning specific behaviors simply by watching others perform them is known as

Answer 1

I think the correct answer would be observational learning. It is a type of learning that happens by observation of actions and behavior of things. This is a very vital part of learning during childhood since most of the things learned by the child are based on what he sees.

Answer 2

Answer:

This type of learning is known as vicarious learning.

Explanation:

The term was defined by Albert Bandura. It refers to the learning of a certain behavior by watching others carry it out, as well as observing the results that come from it. In other words, it is a form of self-education.

The term vicarious means "transporting" the knowledge from the observed to the observer.

The best example of this type of learning is Bandura's experiment of aggression. In it, he placed a clown toy and made kids interact with it, to which the kids acted normal towards the toy.

After, he made the kids watch as adults acted aggressively towards the clown; hitting it in specific ways and pushing it around, amongst other behaviors.

Then the kids were asked to interact with the clown again and they would act just as they say the adults act towards the toy, even recreating specific ways in which the adults hit it.