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Friday, March 23, 2012 - City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM

Sunrise, City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM, March 23, 2012
Sunrise, City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM, March 23, 2012

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Site 2 Canes Venatici - City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM

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.

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