Sharon knows that Kathy frequently completes her assignments long after they are due. She has noticed that their teacher willingly accepts Kathy's late assignments because Kathy always has a creative excuse for turning them in late.Sharon begins to do the same thing-she turns in assignments past the due date and makes up excuses for why she is late.Sharon's increase in excuse-making is due to:
A)A decrease in self-regulation
B)An increase in self-reinforcement
C)Shaping and intrinsic reinforcement
D)Modeling and vicarious reinforcement

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Sharon is modeling Kathy's behavior of turning in assignments late and providing creative excuses to the teacher. She is also vicariously reinforced by seeing that Kathy's behavior results in accepted assignments, leading Sharon to believe that she will also receive the same outcome.

Sharon Knows That Kathy Frequently Completes Her Assignments Long After