Which of the following is an example of vicarious punishment?

a. Jeong observes Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots. Because he saw his friend punished, he does not spit out his carrots.
b. Laurie wants to receive a smiley sticker and she knows from reading the rulebook that she will receive one if she behaves herself.
c. Job wants to avoid being fired, so he follows the shop rules and does not smoke in the bathroom.
d. Belinda saw Mavis receive a hug for cleaning his room. She is careful to clean her room because she saw Mavis get a reward for doing it.

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A is the correct answer.

Jeong observes Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots. Because he saw his friend punished, he does not spit out his carrots

Jeong's observation of Bronwyn getting spanked is an example.

Vicarious punishment is part of social learning theory.

  • Vicarious punishment is used to describe someone perception when his/her tendency to engage in some behavior (such as fighting) is weakened after thinking and observing the negative consequences that happens to another person. who engaged in such behavior.

  • When someone who want to kidnap heard about the judgement given to an arrested kidnapper and makes him deviate from the act, such perception is called Vicarious punishment.

In conclusion, when Jeong observes Bronwyn getting spanked  is the correct example of Vicarious punishment.

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