In chapter 7, it discusses different learning styles and
different ways that we learn things. One variant of learning is
observational learning. This is the form of learning in which
one learns something by watching others, in many cases, children
watching their parents. This is a very profound way of learning
due to the fact that one does not have to learn things without
reinforcement, we can just watch someone else do something and
in turn learn how to do that same thing. For example, my family
and I go up to our cabin quite frequently but it still requires
quite a bit of upkeep. As kids we would watch our dad do all
sorts of miscellaneous jobs around the cabin. We would watch him
chop wood, mow the lawn, make fires, put the docks and boats in
as well as many other things. It turns out that watching him
paid off, as soon as were old enough we would help him and
already have the basic skills mastered. It seems that for some
things, observational learning can be mutually beneficial and
quite effective for eve