Alex learned to babysit and care for young children effectively by observing the many ways his mother carefully nurtured his own younger siblings.This best illustrates the value of observational learning for promoting
A) fixed-interval schedules.
B) prosocial behavior.
C) extrinsic motivation.
D) instinctive drift.

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Observational learning involves learning by watching others and imitating their behavior. In this scenario, Alex learned how to care for young children by observing his mother's behavior. The fact that he learned prosocial behavior (caring for children) through observation supports option B as the best answer. The other options (fixed-interval schedules, extrinsic motivation, instinctive drift) are not relevant to the scenario and do not apply to observational learning.

Alex Learned to Babysit and Care for Young Children Effectively