Vicarious reinforcement does not influence whether a modeled behavior is acquired, but does influence whether or not people spontaneously perform the learned behavior.

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Vicarious reinforcement influences the likelihood of a person performing a behavior they have observed by seeing the model rewarded or punished, but it does not affect the initial acquisition of the behavior through observation.

Vicarious Reinforcement Does Not Influence Whether a Modeled Behavior Is