A robber observed how a man disabled his home alarm system. The man punched in four numbers and then pressed star on the keypad. A day later the robber attempted to break in. He punched the same four numbers into the keypad. The alarm was again disabled. Did vicarious learning occur? Why or why not?
A) Yes, the robber had the abilities to perform the behavior.
B) Yes, the robber observed a model perform the behavior.
C) No, the robber did not remember the behavior.
D) No, the robber did not correctly perform the behavior.

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Vicarious learning occurred because the robber observed a model performing the behavior. He was able to reproduce the behavior himself, indicating that he learned it through observation.

A Robber Observed How a Man Disabled His Home Alarm