Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - Henderson NV
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Smokin', Gold King Mine and Ghost Town, Jerome AZ, March 15, 2008
I'm camped tonight at my cousin's place in Henderson NV for a few days.
Night camp
My cousin's place, Henderson NV
Observational Learning
[Learning by watching] is called observational learning. When it comes to evolutionary fears, as well as to many other areas of learning, animals and people learn by watching what other animals or people do, not by doing something themselves and learning from the consequences. I have the impression this lesson hasn't quite been absorbed by most educators. You read that hands-on learning is best, but that may not always be so. Obviously evolution has selected for strong observational learning in animals and in humans.