Many people watch professional sports on television, sometimes for many hours a week. The theory of observational learning says that we can learn new behavior by observing model. If observational learning occurs, why can’t the average person learn to play sports at a professional level?
A. Because the theory of observational learning is false – watching people do things doesn’t help us learn how to do them.
B. Because watching sports on television doesn’t meet the requirements for observational learning to occur.
C. Because observational learning only refers to relatively simple tasks, not to complex tasks like playing sports.
D. The average person can learn to perform sports at high levels – they are just not aware that they have that untapped potential.
B. Because watching sports on television doesn’t meet the requirements for observational learning to occur.
While many people who watch sports on television pay rapt attention to the events, and may have great memories for what they see (for example, they can tell you all the details of the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates lineup), and may be highly motivated to perform as professional athletes (both for financial and intrinsic reasons), they are lacking the final necessary component. They are not physically able to Imitate the actions that they see on television. Just as a two-year old may not be able to tie her shoes, the average person is not able to hit a 95 mile per hour curveball or return a 100 mile per hour tennis serve, even if they know the proper way to do so, can remember the names and statistics of people who can do those feats, and would dearly love to do so.
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