Observational learning theories often assume that people’s actions can be observed. However, in many naturally-occurring environments, individuals choose whether to disclose their behavior others. We provide theoretical analysis of observational under optional disclosure conditions. further examine empirically how decide reveal decisions. Although we find evidence for other-regarding behavior...

Four studies using a computerized paradigm investigated whether children's imitation performance is content-specific and to what extent dependent on other cognitive processes such as trial-and-error learning, recall, and observational learning. Experiment 1 showed that 3-year-olds could successfully imitate what we call novel cognitive rules (e.g., first → second → third), which involved respon...

Abstract A patient seller interacts with a sequence of myopic consumers. Each period, the chooses quality his product, and consumer decides whether to trust after she observes seller’s actions in last $K$ periods (limited memory) at least one previous consumer’s action (observational learning). However, cannot observe current period. With positive probability, is commitment type who plays Stack...

Objectives: The purposes of this study were to investigate adult sport novices’ use of the functions of observational learning and to examine its relationship to their self-efficacy beliefs to learn sport-related skills and strategies, and to regulate mental states during the learning process. Method: Adults enrolled in beginner level sport classes completed the Functions of Observational Learn...

this study was an attempt to shed light on the relationship between perceptual learning styles and perceptual teaching styles of iranian efl learners and teachers. it further investigated the relationship between perceptual learning style and the age, gender, and proficiency of iranian efl learners. a total of 112 students and 23 teachers participated in this study. the data was collected using...

Motor skill practice is very important to improve performance of medical procedures and could be enhanced by observational practice. Observational learning could be particularly important in the medical field considering that patients' safety prevails over students' training. The mechanism of observational learning is based on the mirror neuron system, originally discovered in the monkey pre-mo...