What does "vicarious learning" mean?

An instructional approach in which the acquisition of knowledge occurs through the observation and imitation of behavior, rather than through direct personal experience.

Vicarious learning

Q: What is a synonym for "vicarious learning"?

Common synonyms include: demonstrated, imitative learning, indirect, modeled, modeling, observational.

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An instructional approach in which the acquisition of knowledge occurs through the observation and imitation of behavior, rather than through direct personal experience. countable, uncountable

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demonstrated imitative learning indirect modeled modeling observational

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direct direct learning direct practice firsthand

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