What Variables Influence Whether or Not a Child Imitates a Model

question 6

Essay

What variables influence whether or not a child imitates a model in observational learning? What cognitive processes are needed for observational learning to occur?

---

Definitions:

Trend

A pattern or direction in data, often over time, indicating a movement or change in variables, which can be upward, downward, or steady in financial and scientific analyses.

Seasonality

Patterns or variations that occur in data at specific regular intervals less than a year, often due to weather, holidays, or other cyclical events.

Mean Square Error

A measure of the average of the squares of the errors or deviations, indicating the difference between the estimators and what is estimated.

Mean Absolute Percentage Error

A measure used to predict accuracy in statistics, expressing the average absolute difference between observed and forecasted values as a percentage.