Learning that occurs through watching and imitating the behavior of others, without direct reinforcement of the observer.
From Latin 'observatio' (a watching) + Old English 'leornian' (to learn). Learning by watching.
Observational learning is picking up behaviors just by watching — Bandura showed kids who watched adults beat up a Bobo doll did the same thing!
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