Have you ever found yourself mimicking another person's actions without thinking about it? That's a great example of what psychologists call observational learning, aka learning new skills, behaviors, ...

• The choice between an observational study and a randomized controlled trial (RCT) is not binary. • No algorithm exists for determining whether an observational study or an RCT is best for answering ...

Observational practice is discussed as a substitute for physical practice for motor learning and adaptation. We systematically reviewed the literature on observational practice in reaching and aiming ...

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Observers learn to fear the context in which they witnessed a demonstrator’s aversive experience, called observational contextual fear conditioning (CFC). The neural mechanisms governing whether ...

• Accounting for bias is a major challenge confronting the use of observational data to gain important insights into real-world treatment effects. • No single study design will satisfy all information ...