Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vicarious learning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
vi-car-i-ous learn-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instructional approach in which the acquisition of knowledge occurs through the observation and imitation of behavior, rather than through direct personal experience.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

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Questions

What does vicarious learning mean?
An instructional approach in which the acquisition of knowledge occurs through the observation and imitation of behavior, rather than through direct personal experience.

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