Question

During the winter Olympics, a skier had a terrible fall. The observers all cringed. It was as if they had fallen themselves and were able to feel the pain of the fallen athlete. According to the biological basis of observational learning, the action of ______________ might underpin the observers' behavior.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mirror neurons.

Explanation:

As the exercise describes, a common phenomenon is to feel, as an observer, the pain of a fallen athlete, for example. According to the biological basis of observational learning, the action of mirror neurons might underpin the observers' behavior. As their name suggests, the mirror neuron mimics, mirrors the behaviors of others. In this case, as said before, the obvserver would mimic the pain from the fall, but it could very well be the emotion from witnessing an emotional moment such as a proposal of marriage, a birthday, a hug, etc.