1. Observational learning
Children see, children do

2. How Do We Learn?
Learning is defined as a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience (nurture).
Most learning is associative learning: learning that certain events occur together.
There are 3 main types of Learning:
1. Classical Conditioning
2. Operant Conditioning
3. Observational Learning

3. Monkey See, Monkey Do: Observational Learning
Observational learning describes process of learning by observing others.
Modeling is an example of observational learning by which we imitate a specific behavior.

4. Learning by Observation
Mirror Neurons- - provide the neural basis for observational learning
Seeing or actually doing a task activate the same part of the brain
Help children learn to read and speak
Mimic lips and tongue

5. Bandura’s Experiment on Modeling
Experiment that showed children could easily learn through observational learning modeling.
Frustrated children go to beat on the clown after seeing adult model do the same.
Reinforcements and punishments may influence what we imitate
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7. Applications of Observational learning
Positive Observational Learning
Prosocial – positive, helpful behaviors
Gandhi and MLK
“Do As I say , not as I Do” – bad parenting

8. Applications of Observational learning
Television and Observational learning
3 violent acts per hour of TV programming during prime time
18 per hour on children’s Saturday morning programming
Most violent interactions do not show the victim’s pain

9. Television and Observational learning
Correlation studies do link violence–viewing with violent behavior
More violent TV= more at risk for aggression and crime
US homicide rates doubled between same pattern in South Africa
Power Rangers