Observational Learning

Learning theories develop hypotheses that describe how learning takes place.

The major theories of learning are the following: 

• behaviorist theories 
• cognitive psychology 
• constructivism
• social constructivism 
• experie...

There are mainly two ways to learn something throughout one's life: by means of personal experience or as a result of observing how others react to certain situations. The second kind is what we call 'social learning'. The current epidemic is actually showing us how much powerful social learning ...

We humans are so social, that we can hardly be independent of others because of social learning - our disposition for imitating behavior and communication.

In relation to decision making and problem solving, most of us are influenced to some degree by other people, whether it's a...