The door scenario illustrates which type of learning?

• A. Imitation
• B. Observational learning
• C. Modeling
• D. Generalized imitation

Answer: (B)

Observational learning is learning that happens by watching another person perform a behavior and the consequences that follow. In the door scenario, the learner observes someone else approach and open the door, noticing the steps and the result. The observer then uses that information to reproduce the action themselves, having learned what to do without having to discover it by trial and error. This involves paying attention to the model, retaining the observed steps, translating them into their own behavior, and being motivated by the observed outcome. While imitation can occur within observational learning, the broader idea here is that learning occurred through observing the model's action and its consequences, not just by attempting the action directly or by a broad ability to imitate many behaviors.