According to theory, modeling is a powerful source of development. a. reinforcement b. operant conditioning c. social learning d. classical conditioning

According to c. social learning theory, modeling is a powerful source of development.

According to this theory, we learn new behaviors by observing others’ behavior, attitudes, and outcomes of those behaviors, that is to say by modeling. For example, if a teenager is usually around people that tends to show responsible behaviors toward their tasks (House chores, work, study, etc.) and kind attitudes toward people, it is very likely that the teenager will imitate thee behaviors as well, intentionally or unintentionally. This way, modeling is a powerful source of development.

The same can occur for modeling bad habits, for example, being constantly exposed to violent media can cause us to have a violent behavior and a child that has a mother with low self-esteem may tend to imitate this as well.