Observational Learning is a type of learning that functions as observing, retaining, and replicating something that has been seen. It takes the biggest toll on children, because they view it and think that it's the right thing to do. This learning theory cause young children who watch violent TV shows to become violent later in life, and the young girls who watch reality TV shows get the impression that only attractive and stick skinny will be payed attention to by boys. This is leading many young teens to develop eating disorders because they don't care what it takes to be in the spot light and to be found attractive.
According to Bandura, there are several conditions that the observer must go through in order to retain the information to act upon it.
1. Attention- the observer must pay attention to in order to learn the information
2. Retention- the observer must be able to recall the behavior
3. Motor Reproduction- the observer must have motor skills to reproduce the behavior
4. Motivation- the observer must have the motivation to carry out the action that was observed
-Young teens watch TV all the time, causing them to be exposed to the behaviors over and over again, which causes them to act like what they see
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