Which of the following is an example of vicarious reinforcement? a. Park wants to avoid detention, so he follows the school rules and does not smoke on the playground. b. Ryan observes Cameron getting a time out for spitting out her toast. Because he saw his friend punished, he does not spit out his toast. c. Babs saw Martin receive a candy bar for completing his reading list. She is careful to complete her reading list because she saw Martin get a reward for doing it. d. Lana wants to receive a candy bar and she knows from reading the rulebook that she will receive one if she earns enough good behavior tokens.

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Sharon Douglas

Social Studies

2 October, 09:10

Which of the following is an example of vicarious reinforcement? a. Park wants to avoid detention, so he follows the school rules and does not smoke on the playground. b. Ryan observes Cameron getting a time out for spitting out her toast. Because he saw his friend punished, he does not spit out his toast. c. Babs saw Martin receive a candy bar for completing his reading list. She is careful to complete her reading list because she saw Martin get a reward for doing it. d. Lana wants to receive a candy bar and she knows from reading the rulebook that she will receive one if she earns enough good behavior tokens.

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Alonso Rose · Answer 1

C. Babs saw Martin receive a candy bar for completing his reading list. She is careful to complete her reading list because she saw Martin get a reward for doing it.

Explanation:

Vicarious reinforcement refers to a process of learned behavior that is encouraged by watching other people getting getting positive value from it

When babs saw Martin received the Candy, Babs will form an internal motivation to mimic the things that Martin does in order to obtain the same reward, which make her careful to complete her reading list.