"vicarious reinforcement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vicarious reinforcements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vicarious reinforcement (countable and uncountable, plural vicarious reinforcements)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-vicarious_reinforcement-en-noun-932a2YYI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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