Which one of the following alternatives best describes the disinhibition effect that social cognitive theorists describe?
A) People may engage in a previously prohibited behavior if they see someone else being reinforced for that behavior.
B) People are less likely to engage in behaviors they have seen other people punished for.
C) People are less likely to engage in behaviors they have previously been punished for.
D) When people are punished for one behavior, they will tend to refrain from exhibiting that behavior; however, they will be more likely to engage in similar behaviors that are not punished.

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The disinhibition effect refers to the phenomenon where observing someone else being rewarded for a certain behavior makes it more likely that someone will engage in that behavior themselves, even if that behavior was previously inhibited or prohibited. Choice B describes the opposite effect, and choices C and D describe different phenomena altogether.

Which One of the Following Alternatives Best Describes the Disinhibition