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vicarious reinforcement

vicarious reinforcement noun: a form of learning process that occurs when someone observes others receive positive consequences for a behavior and then imitates that behavior themselves.

Noun

vicarious reinforcement (countable and uncountable, plural vicarious reinforcements)

  1. A form of learning process that occurs when someone observes others receive positive consequences for a behavior and then imitates that behavior themselves.

Forms of vicarious reinforcement

pluralvicarious reinforcements

Questions about vicarious reinforcement

What does vicarious reinforcement mean?
Vicarious reinforcement means a form of learning process that occurs when someone observes others receive positive consequences for a behavior and then imitates that behavior themselves.
What part of speech is vicarious reinforcement?
Vicarious reinforcement is a noun.
What is the plural of vicarious reinforcement?
The plural of vicarious reinforcement is vicarious reinforcements.

Words near vicarious reinforcement in the dictionary

  1. vicarious learning
  2. vicarious learnings
  3. vicarious liability
  4. vicarious punishment
  5. vicarious punishments
  6. vicarious reinforcement
  7. vicarious reinforcements
  8. vicariously
  9. vicariousness
  10. vicariousnesses
  11. Vicaris

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