A junior software engineer, Maya, observes a senior colleague receiving public praise and a gift voucher from the company director for documenting their code exceptionally well. Consequently, Maya starts spending more time writing detailed documentation for her own code.
With reference to this scenario, explain what is meant by 'vicarious reinforcement'.
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