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=== Learning physical activities === When learning skills for physical activities can be anything that is learned that requires physical movement, this can include learning a sport, learning to eat with a fork, or learning to walk.<ref name=":1" /> There are multiple important variables that aid in modifying physical skills and psychological responses from an observational learning standpoint. Modeling is a variable in observational learning where the skill level of the model is considered. When someone is supposed to demonstrate a physical skill such as throwing a baseball the model should be able to execute the behavior of throwing the ball flawlessly if the model of learning is a mastery model.<ref name=":1" /> Another model to utilize in observational learning is a coping model, which would be a model demonstrating a physical skill that they have not yet mastered or achieved high performance in.<ref>{{Citation|last1=McCullagh|first1=Penny|chapter=Modeling: Is what you see, what you get?|title=Exploring sport and exercise psychology |edition=3rd |pages=139β162|publisher=American Psychological Association|isbn=978-1-4338-1357-3|last2=Ste-Marie|first2=Diane|last3=Law|first3=Barbi|year=2014|doi=10.1037/14251-007}}</ref> Both models are found to be effective and can be utilized depending on the what skills is trying to be demonstrated.<ref name=":1" /> These models can be used as interventions to increase observational learning in practice, competition, and rehabilitation situations.<ref name=":1" />Observational learning is also dependent on the learner's intentions and goals where performance can be enhanced by increasing instruction and beneficial feedback depending on the individual's age, personality, and abilities.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hodges |first1=Nicola J. |last2=Williams |first2=A. Mark |last3=Hayes |first3=Spencer J. |last4=Breslin |first4=Gavin |date=2007 |title=What is modelled during observational learning? |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640410600946860 |journal=Journal of Sports Sciences |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=531β545 |doi=10.1080/02640410600946860 |pmid=17365540 |issn=0264-0414}}</ref>
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