Question

After watching the film "Tarzan' Raju climbed a tree, swung from the branches and felt himself a hero. The satisfaction Raju had is due to:

• A. Direct Reinforcement
• B. Vicarious Reinforcement
• C. Self-Reinforcement
• D. Natural Reinforcement

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Vicarious Reinforcement

In psychology, vicarious reinforcement is the process of learning a behavior by observing the consequences of another person's actions. It's a type of observational learning, or learning through demonstration. 

Here are some key points about vicarious reinforcement: 

• Imitative

  When someone directly imitates the behavior of a role model. For example, a student raising their hand after seeing another student receive praise. 

• Observational

  When someone learns to engage in or avoid behaviors based on the consequences. For example, a student learns that being kind to others leads to more praise. 

• Role model

  The person whose behavior is being observed. 

• Albert Bandura

  The psychologist who confirmed the theory that people can learn by observing others through the Bobo Doll Test. 

• Vicarious punishment

  When someone is less likely to imitate a model's behavior because they observe the model being punished. 

Vicarious reinforcement can be productive, questionable, or misused.