Ian,age 2,was watching his father hammer a nail.His father hit his own thumb and then used several expletives.As his father went in the house for a Band-aid,Ian went over to the nail,picked up the hammer,pretended to hit his finger and repeated the expletives.This scenario is an example of what kind of learning?

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This scenario is an example of observational learning, where Ian observed and imitated his father's behavior after watching him hit his thumb and use expletives. It is not meme learning because there is no cultural transmission, not operant learning because there is no reinforcement or punishment, and not classic learning because there is no conditioned response to a stimulus.

Ian,age 2,was Watching His Father Hammer a Nail