Five-year-old Xavier loves to play baseball. He has spent most of his life watching his two older brothers play. His brothers will pitch, hit, or catch the ball and then let Xavier try to do the same. What type of learning is happening in this instance? a. reasoningb. standardizingc. modeling

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Micah Whitney

22 June, 20:53

Five-year-old Xavier loves to play baseball. He has spent most of his life watching his two older brothers play. His brothers will pitch, hit, or catch the ball and then let Xavier try to do the same. What type of learning is happening in this instance? a. reasoningb. standardizingc. modeling

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Lillie Lawrence · Answer 1

Answer:c. modeling

Explanation:

Modeling which is also called observational learning occurs when we observe other people's behaviour and be able to imitate that behavior in the future. It is part of social learning in which no instruction are involved a person just learns from observing others do things, the likelihood of them imitating that particular behavior depends on whether the observed behavior was rewarded from their model or was punished.

People are likely to imitate a behavior that is rewarded and reject that one which is punished.

Modeling is also crucial when teaching someone new skills, by leading them with a behavior that they need to imitate such as how Xavier's brother is doing.