vicarious reinforcement

Noun

countable uncountable

(psychology) Reinforcement that occurs when you imitate the behavior of someone who has been reinforced for that behavior, as when avoiding hot water having seen another person burned by it.

Japanese Meaning

他者の行動を見て、その行動が補強された結果、同じ行動をとることで自分にも補強が及ぶ現象（見学学習における強化） / 他者の行動に対する補強を観察し、自分の行動として模倣することで得られる強化作用

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After watching her sister burn her hand on the kettle, Maria avoided touching it herself due to vicarious reinforcement.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

姉がやかんで手をやけどするのを見たため、マリアは観察による強化で自分ではそれに触らないようにした。

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(psychology) Reinforcement that occurs when you imitate the behavior of someone who has been reinforced for that behavior, as when avoiding hot water having seen another person burned by it.

vicarious reinforcements

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