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Learning By Observation

Learning By Observation is an informal learning process through which individuals acquire knowledge, skills, or behaviors by attentively watching and interpreting the actions and outcomes of others within authentic or simulated contexts, without direct instruction or active participation.

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2017–2026

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Publications

304

Learning from the Behavior of Others: Conformity, Fads, and Informational Cascades

Sushil Bikhchandani, David Hirshleifer, Ivo Welch · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 1998 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Influence of models' reinforcement contingencies on the acquisition of imitative responses.

Albert Bandura · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1965 · 1.3K citations

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Firsthand Learning Through Intent Participation

Barbara Rogoff, Ruth Paradise, Rebeca Mejía‐Arauz et al. · Annual Review of Psychology · 2002 · 924 citations · Full text

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Pathological Outcomes of Observational Learning

Lones Smith · Econometrica · 2000 · 816 citations · Full text

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The Concept of Observation in Science and Philosophy

Dudley Shapere · Philosophy of Science · 1982 · 448 citations

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Authors

625

  1. DH
    David Hirshleifer

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    6 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. GR
    Gert Rijlaarsdam

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    6 publications · 431 citations

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  3. AS
    Andrew Schotter

    New York University, United States

    5 publications · 593 citations

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  4. HV
    Huub van den Bergh

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    5 publications · 356 citations

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  5. LP
    Luc Proteau

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    5 publications · 362 citations

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Institutions

325

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    4.7K citations

  2. New York University

    New York, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    405 citations

  5. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    709 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    3K citations

  7. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    2K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    419 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 8 publications · 283 citations

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  2. Journal of Educational Psychology

    6 publications · 392 citations

    6

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 6 publications · 120 citations

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  4. Child Development

    6 publications · 174 citations

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  5. Animal Behaviour

    5 publications · 464 citations

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