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Is the behavior described an example of observational learning or modeling?
As a child watches his mother fold clothes he tries to help fold the laundry
Answer: Observational learning
A young couple in a Chinese restaurant sees a person eating with chopsticks but he keeps dropping food. The young woman copies how he holds the chopsticks but changes her hand position slightly so she doesn’t drop food.
Answer: Observational learning
A young boy watches two other boys playing roughly. The young boy copies the behavior.
Answer: Observational modeling
A teenager watches others in his class pin a frog for dissection and copies their behavior.
Answer: Observational modeling
A girl watches a couple dancing. She practices the steps until she learns the dance.
Answer: Observational learning
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