A few weeks ago, Kenny started working as a caterer in the kitchen at a hospital.His job involves visiting patients and taking meal orders, preparing the meal trays, and then delivering the meals to the patients.Kenny noticed that Stella, another caterer with a couple years of experience, has good interactions with the patients.Kenny watched how she introduces herself to the patients and then he started using introductions similar to Stella's.This is an example of
A)self-efficacy.
B)a positive reinforcer.
C)need for power.
D)vicarious learning.
E)self-reinforcement.

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Vicarious learning, often called observational learning, occurs when a person (the learner) becomes motivated to perform a behavior by watching another person (the model) performing the behavior and being positively reinforced for doing so.In general, people are more likely to be motivated to imitate the behavior of models who are highly competent, are (to some extent) experts in the behavior, have high status, receive attractive reinforcers, and are friendly or approachable.

A Few Weeks Ago, Kenny Started Working as a Caterer