Vicarious Reinforcement

Title
Vicarious Reinforcement
Publication Date
2008
Author(s)
Malouff, John Michael
Rooke, Sally Erin
Editor
Editor(s): Neil J. Salkind
Type of document
Entry In Reference Work
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks, United States of America
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:2700
Abstract
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 for speaking up in class. The observed student is the reinforced model. If the shy child would like to be praised by the teacher and therefore personally speaks up in class in the future, vicarious reinforcement has occurred. Educators commonly use vicarious reinforcement to shape the behavior of students.
Link
Citation
Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology, v.2, p. 1000-1002
ISBN
9781412916882
Start page
1000
End page
1002

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