What happens during vicarious reinforcement?
A) You experience an event and associate that event with a primary reinforcer.
B) You experience an event that has a mixture of reinforcing and punishing properties.
C) You receive reinforcement but fail to pay attention to it.
D) You watch someone else receive reinforcement for a particular behavior.

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During vicarious reinforcement, an individual observes someone else receiving reinforcement for a particular behavior. This observation can then influence the likelihood that the individual will engage in that behavior in the future, due to the observed positive consequences.

What Happens During Vicarious Reinforcement