Rob watches his sister,Kathryn,being punished for "smarting off" to their mom.Rob learns that he should never "smart off" to his mom,due to ____.

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This situation is an example of vicarious conditioning, where Rob learns through observing his sister's punishment that "smarting off" to their mom is not an acceptable behavior. Latent learning refers to learning that occurs without evident reinforcement, avoidance conditioning involves learning to avoid a negative consequence by altering behavior, and escape conditioning is learning to escape an aversive stimulus by altering behavior. None of these concepts fully explain Rob's learning in this scenario.

Rob Watches His Sister,Kathryn,being Punished for "Smarting Off" to Their