concepts
reinforcement (psychology)
social learning
theories of educational psychology
Vicarious reinforcement occurs when (a) an individual observes another person (a model) behave in a certain way and experience a consequence perceived as desirable by the observer, and (b) as a result, the observer behaves as the model did. For example, suppose a shy child at school observes another student being praised by the teacher for speaking up in class. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Vicarious Reinforcement]
vicarious reinforcement