What type of modeling involves behaving like a character from a book or movie?

Symbolic modeling involves imitating behavior observed in characters from stories, books, movies, or other media representations. In this context, individuals learn behaviors, attitudes, and values through the actions and experiences of symbolic figures they see, rather than through direct experience or interaction with real people. This form of modeling is influential as these characters may embody certain traits or provide models for behavior that the observer finds appealing or admirable, often leading to the adoption of similar behaviors in real life.

Vicarious learning involves learning through observing the actions and consequences of others’ behavior but does not necessarily require the modeling to be done by fictional characters. Rather, it ties closely with real-life situations and individuals.

Synthesized modeling refers to combining aspects of various models and creating a new behavior based on these observations, and direct modeling entails an individual directly observing and imitating someone in their environment. Both of these concepts differ from the broader and more abstract concept of symbolic modeling, which encapsulates the idea of learning from fictional characters.