Which One of the Following Is an Example of Vicarious

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is an example of vicarious reinforcement?

• A) Alice notices that her friend Ellen gets extra attention from the teacher when she acts helpless. Alice begins to act helpless as well.
• B) Bill knows that he will get a higher grade if he turns in a research paper that is typed rather than handwritten, but he turns in a handwritten paper anyway.
• C) Connie sees her friend Maria scolded for chewing gum in class. She quickly takes her own gum out of her mouth.
• D) David sees how Justin gets good grades when he works hard on his mathematics homework, but David doesn't want to work that hard.

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