Jill decides to study harder in class after seeing her teacher praise her classmate,Ricky,for doing well on a test.In the context of observational learning,this scenario best exemplifies learning through
A)negative reinforcement.
B)vicarious punishment.
C)positive reinforcement.
D)vicarious reinforcement.

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Vicarious reinforcement means learning by observing someone else being rewarded for a certain behavior, which then increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated. In this scenario, Jill observes her classmate being praised for doing well, which is a form of vicarious reinforcement, and therefore she decides to study harder too.

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