observational study

Since we are born, we are nurtured and protected by our parents. Somehow, when communication other than eye contact is impossible, observation is the only way we learn and adapt to the surroundings. For instant, when a baby is rocked, he feels happy and being loved. Else, when a baby is left to cry and panic, his anxiety and fear peaks to an ultimate high. Thus, they will look for their parents for calming and soothing environment. This is why attachment parenting techniques is preferred by the majority parents. As the babies grow, they learn best by observing the behavior of adults in the home. Observational learning can take place at any stage in life, however, it brings a great impact to a child an authority becomes important during the childhood life. Observational learning can produce new behaviors and characteristic, either increase or decrease the frequency with which a previously learned behavior is demonstrated. This is proven by Albert Bandura (1965) first demonstration of his famous Bobo Doll experiment. After seeing adults hit a doll and either be rewarded, punished, or neither, children were tend to show and learnt the aggressive behavior. Hence, we can say that if a model is rewarded for his or her actions, an observer is more likely to replicate the behavior. The more an observer likes or respects the model, the more likely they are to replicate their behavior. There is a special case reported by the press. A baby was abandoned when she was born. A sow fed her as a piglet. When she was about eight years old, some villagers found her. Unfortunately, her intelligence was just similar to a two-year old baby and all of her behaviors were looked like a pig. From the evidence, we could conclude that a child is a “mirror” which will reflect the behavior of the closet adults. After seeing some of the facts regarding children’s learning behavior, we should now spring into action to set up a role model for our future generation. However, most of the