DrGoodman Is a Developmental Psychologist

Essay

Dr.Goodman is a developmental psychologist.He finds that if parents in a household bring their own work home with them to do in the evenings,children in that household have better homework grades than children whose parents do not bring work home.
a) Explain what observational learning is and describe the two types of observational learning discussed in the textbook (modeling and vicarious conditioning).
b) Discuss how one of these concepts might explain Dr. Goodman's finding.
c) Do you think these children are more likely to do their homework because of modeling or because of vicarious conditioning? Explain your response.