concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: vicarious reinforcement

reinforcement (psychology)
type: Concept
narrower: vicarious reinforcement

social learning
type: Concept
narrower: vicarious reinforcement

theories of educational psychology
type: Concept
narrower: vicarious reinforcement

vicarious reinforcement
type: Concept
broader: theories of educational psychology
broader: social learning
broader: reinforcement (psychology)
definition: 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]