Rayna Is About to Take Over as the Zamboni Driver

question 432

Multiple Choice

Rayna is about to take over as the Zamboni driver at the local rink.She watches the previous guy do it and notices that he misses one corner entirely and over-waters the net areas so that now they're all slushy.Their boss comes over and yells at the driver,pointing out all the mistakes.According to studies of vicarious learning,what will Rayna learn from this?

• A) how to drive the Zamboni and what will happen if she doesn't do it right
• B) how to drive the Zamboni and how not to drive the Zamboni
• C) that her future boss is very strict and a perfectionist
• D) nothing about driving Zambonis

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