The concept you're referring to is often associated with Albert Bandura and his Social Learning Theory. Bandura proposed that people learn behaviors through observation and imitation of others, particularly role models. In the context of your example, a mother engaging in specific behaviors while her daughters observe and imitate her demonstrates the principles of observational learning. This is illustrated through Bandura's famous "Bobo doll" experiment, where children who observed an adult behaving aggressively toward a doll were more likely to replicate that behavior themselves.
Which psychologist is associated with a mother doing things and her two daughters follow what exact things she's doing?
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