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Karebear said in August 25th, 2009 at 5:23 pm

Yes I believe it is effective. By watching others you learn alot about yourself & how you choose to fit in to society.

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Lucid Interrogator said in August 28th, 2009 at 9:47 pm

Honestly… if it weren’t for observational learning, I would be sitting in a corner of a room all day, twitching, and never leave…

That said… the precise effectiveness depends on the person. Some people deal better with doing things, some with seeing them… and others with being told.

Luckily for me I’m one of the people who deals with thing best when I see them…. and I have a fairly detailed biology-based education, AND have watched a lot of wildlife documentaries.
From there it was just a simple matter to get into the habit of watching people and learning to mimic just enough to get by without having a total aut-fit.