“What do you want to be when you grow up?” People used to ask me that question often when I was younger. Truth is I never wanted to grow up. I remember looking up to my sister and thinking that one day I would reach that stage, but I never knew I would be there today. I’ve learned so many things that have changed my life and made me a better person today. In this essay I will describe how observational learning has shaped my actions, my childhood through Piaget’s theory, my personality through a humanistic perspective, and identify my stressors and coping strategies. As a child I remember learning most things through observation. I would watch make-up tutorial videos on YouTube and later try to imitate the same actions to get the same results. Albert Bandura, a psychologist, believes that learning occurs when a …show more content…
I was told he had bipolar disorder. I worked at the clinic for 2 years and in that period of time he fired 47 people. Most people didn’t know how to deal with him, or learn his ways. When I started working there I closely observed his behavior, I learned the things that he liked, and the things that he didn’t. I learned to leave him alone when he was in certain moods. There were times were I wanted to quit, but I knew I could rise above any obstacle and do my job. I loved my job, working with animals, my coworkers, and just the overall experience. Working for him was a challenge, but I learned how to deal with it. I would’ve quit the job if I felt like the environment was unhealthy for me. When I told him I was moving to Texas he was upset and told me that I was one of the best workers that he had ever worked with. I believe that the reason behind it was because I paid close attention to everything, I stored the information given, I applied the information given, I did my job, and I learned their ways of doing things. I gave my 100% on that job because of my observational learning