Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of vicarious reinforcement within the Social Learning Theory, distinguishing it from direct operant conditioning?
A teenager cleans their room after seeing their older brother receive praise and a financial reward from their parents for doing the same task.
A primary school student receives a gold star on their chart each time they quietly raise their hand to ask a question.
An employee works overtime solely to avoid being reprimanded by their manager during the annual performance review.
A child stops throwing tantrums at the supermarket after their parents consistently ignore the behavior.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Approaches in Psychology with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 248 questions covering Learning approaches, Cognitive approach, Biological approach, Psychodynamic approach (A-level only), Humanistic Psychology (A-level only), and Comparison of approaches (A-level only), matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.