Mara sees her friends praise an older pupil she admires after he sprays graffiti on a wall. A week later, Mara sprays graffiti on a wall, although nobody has praised her for doing it.
Explain how vicarious reinforcement could account for Mara's behaviour.
48 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 6.1 Criminal psychology, covering 6.1.1 Learning theories of criminality, 6.1.2 Biological explanations of criminality (Eysenck, 1964), 6.1.3 Effects of punishments on recidivism, and 6.1.4 Treatments to reduce criminal behaviour. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.