Seth watched the two shoplifters taken out of the store by the police.He put the CD he had planned to steal back on the shelf and never again tried to take anything without paying.This example illustrates:
A)vicarious punishment
B)extinction
C)conditioned inhibition
D)accidental reinforcement

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Seth decided not to steal after observing the negative consequences (being taken by the police) that befell the shoplifters. This is an example of vicarious punishment, where an individual refrains from an undesirable behavior after observing others being punished for that behavior.

Seth Watched the Two Shoplifters Taken Out of the Store