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social learning

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social learning

In psychological theory, a change in behaviour that is controlled by environmental influences rather than by innate or internal forces. In zoology, social learning is exhibited by innumerable species of birds and mammals, who modify their behaviour by observing and imitating the adults around them. Birdsong is a socially learned behaviour.



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In contrary to that, Vygotsky's theory emphasizes the central role of social learning in comparison to attaining information and learning via the culture development of learning.
Understanding "story structure" as an academic skill and social learning tool.
Researchers have generally held that imitation in the service of social learning occurs only in people and apes.
 
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