Dan and Joel, both 4-year-olds, have been watching reruns of "Superman" on television. Joel's mother recently found the boys standing on the garage roof, ready to try flying. What best accounts for the boys' behavior?

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Felix Fitzpatrick

12 January, 23:18

Dan and Joel, both 4-year-olds, have been watching reruns of "Superman" on television. Joel's mother recently found the boys standing on the garage roof, ready to try flying. What best accounts for the boys' behavior?

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Drew Castro · Answer 1

Observational learning

Explanation:

Observational learning refers to a form of learning that conducted by watching the actions/behaviors of other people. (when Dan and joel wathing superman fly, they believe that they could do the same thing too)

This method of learning is the main method of learning for children between the age of 2 - 6 since they still haven't developed a complex ability to understand abstract concept from reading. Most children this age usually learn by observing the adults around them.