Question

Dan and Joel, both 4-year-olds, have been watching reruns of "Superman" on television. Joel's mother recently found the boys standing on the garage roof, ready to try flying. What best accounts for the boys' behavior?

A) shaping
B) delayed reinforcement
C) observational learning
D) immediate reinforcement
E) classical conditioning

Answer 1

Answer:

C) observational learning        

Explanation:

Observational learning: In psychology, the term observational learning is defined as a social learning method that occurs via observation of the other's behavior.

In the observational learning process, an individual or an animal tends to observe the other person or animal behavior and later on implement the same behavior.

Observational learning involves various methods of learning, for example, modeling, or imitation, etc.

In the question above, the boys' behavior best described in terms of observational learning.