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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - Walnut Meadow RV Park, Beria KY

Yeah, what IS that thingy?, San Antonio NM, April 21, 2010
Yeah, what IS that thingy?, San Antonio NM, April 21, 2010

Night camp

Site 43 - Walnut Meadow RV Park, Berea KY

Nights I've camped here

Observational Learning

[Learning by watching] is called observational learning. When it comes to evolutionary fears, as well as to many other areas of learning, animals and people learn by watching what other animals or people do, not by doing something themselves and learning from the consequences. I have the impression this lesson hasn't quite been absorbed by most educators. You read that hands-on learning is best, but that may not always be so. Obviously evolution has selected for strong observational learning in animals and in humans.

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