Learning from a demonstration
Connect noticing a model with remembering and attempting an action.
The picture in words
- Attention
- Notice relevant parts of the demonstration.
- Retention
- Remember what was observed.
- Reproduction
- Have the ability and opportunity to attempt it.
- Motivation
- Reasons and expected outcomes affect performance.
Reading the illustration
Use the paper-folding objects to separate noticing a demonstration, remembering it, attempting the skill and having a reason to perform it.
Try a question
How could someone remember a demonstrated skill yet still need practice to perform it?
Show the explanation
Remembering the sequence and carrying it out make different demands. Performing it also involves skill, opportunity and motivation.
Read the sources
- Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020). Psychology 2e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/6-4-observational-learning-modelingSelected rendered passages: Bandura/modeling attention-retention-reproduction-motivation passages.