Ms. Moreno uses observation learning effectively in her fifth grade classroom. She most likely does all of the following EXCEPT:
a. pair students who do well in math with students who struggle.
b. point out positive consequences experienced by story characters as a result of their positive behavior.
c. call on a class leader to model a positive behavior for the entire class.
d. reward students privately for their positive behaviors.
Question 2
Jimar is a six-year-old African American boy who wants to learn how to dribble a basketball and do it so well that his eight-year-old brother can't steal the ball from him when he runs up the driveway to shoot a basket. Observational learning is a good way for him to begin to reach his goal. Which of the following people is probably the best model for him?
a. An attractive African American middle school girl who plays basketball better than most of the other girls in the neighborhood
b. An Asian boy about his age who plays basketball better than any of the other kids his age
c. An African American high school boy who plays basketball better than other kids in the neighborhood
d. An African American boy his age who plays basketball but struggles to beat Jimar
Cone of Learning (adapted from Dale).
Observational learning in octopuses
Operant conditioning, also known as trial-and-error learning.
Effects of Learning on Neurogenesis
Processes Involved in Observational Learning
Preparing a Urine Specimen for Microscopic Examination (for Classroom Evaluation Only)