Salvador Gutierrez P7 Jan. 31 - Feb. 04

This week in AP Psychology: we learned about observational learning and how you mostly learn from those who you admire.  I have many examples of unconsciously behaving like others.  I frown like Jim from “The Office” does.  I smirk like Marlon Brando smirks.  I cross my arms like Marlon Brando did in a poster for “A Streetcar Named Desire” (although I consciously started doing it, I unconsciously do it now).  When I try to act tough and cool I begin to make a face like that of Marlon Brando.  As I was telling my mom this the other day, she pointed out something interesting.  She said that what if I already acted like that, smirked and behaved like Marlon Brando when trying to be cool.  But my behavior modified slightly to that of Marlon Brando’s because we are similar rather than strictly because I admire him.  Which is true in a way.  I don’t admire Jim from “The Office,” but I relate to him and began to act a bit more like him.  But then again, don’t you admire those who you relate to?  Anyway, I am a bit self-conscious now.  Trying to figure out where I learned this and that from.  It seems that I only learn from movie actors/characters, but I also learn from my family.  For example, I touch my moustache with my lower lip like how my grandpa does.  I am also noticing how some of my behavior has rubbed off onto my brother.  Like he also crosses his legs while leaning against something, like I do.  Now that I think of it, observational learning is pretty much common sense.  How else can you learn a certain behavior?  You learn by other humans around you or be like Tarzan and learn by the apes around you.