Emotional reactions to objects and events are sometimes learned as a result of observing others rather than through direct experiences. this phenomenon is called

Answer: Observational learning

Explanation: Observational learning may be described as cognitive process which involves learning by observing the behavior, action and attitude of others. Observational learning involves paying attention to how another individual usually called a model behaves, responds to stimulus and other actions. These model could be someone close such as parent, sibling, guardian or people commands a greater status, respect or one has considerable level of admiration. Therefore, learning process which follows the trend of observing or emulating character or traits in a model is called Observational learning.