Modeling (psychology) Modeling (psychology) Modeling is: Confusingly, the word refers both to the behavior of the learner and the teacher. Modeling is an important component of neurolinguistic programming (NLP), which field has further developed specialized techniques involving modeling. (See NLP modeling.) As the name implies, in the modeling the client learns new skills by imitating another person, such as a parent or therapist, who performs the behavior to be acquired. A younger client may be exposed to behaviors or roles in peers who act as assistants to therapist & then be encouraged to imitate & practice the desired new responses. For example,
Representational systems (NLP) often considered jointly as one. For this reason, one often sees the term "VAK" in NLP reference texts, to signify these three primary representational systems, as well as the term "4-tuple" (or "VAKOG") if the author wishes to include all senses including taste/smell. The same term is also known as "First Access" (John Grinder), or "primary experience" (Freud). In documenting mental strategies and processing by the senses, NLP practitioners often use a simple shorthand for different modalities, with a letter indicating the representation system concerned, and often, a superscript to indicate how that system is being used. Three key aspects