Observational Learning Motivation Children may be motivated to imitate behavior. Attention Pay attention to the model is a condition for learning. Motor Reproduction People must have a capacity for imitating the behavior. Retention Remembering what the model did is a condition for imitating the model’s behavior
Imitation is influenced by the nature of reinforcement. Models may be divided into : Real-life Models- It includes teachers, parents, friends, film actors, sports star, and etc. Symbolic Model- It includes verbal material, pictorial, and representation, written materials, books, and etc. Both type of models are equally effectibve in Learning. Model Behavior