vicarious reinforcement
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[edit]Noun
[edit]vicarious reinforcement (countable and uncountable, plural vicarious reinforcements)
- (psychology) Reinforcement that occurs when you imitate the behavior of someone who has been reinforced for that behavior, as when avoiding hot water having seen another person burned by it.
References
[edit]- Psychology: An International Perspective, by Michael W. Eysenck, 2004, page 474[1]