alleryA child learns to wash hands properly by watching an older sibling, with no reward given. Which learning is this?
AOperant conditioning
BClassical conditioning
CObservational learning
DRote memorisation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Observational learning
1. The child learns from the behaviour of a social model.
2. Operant conditioning needs reinforcement or punishment, which is absent here.
3. So it is observational learning.
_Source: Wikipedia, Learning, section Observational learning_
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