When Ben watches his older brother receive praise from their parents for tidying his room, Ben begins to think that tidying his own room might be a good idea. In Bandura's theory, Ben has experienced

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Ben has experienced vicarious reinforcement, which occurs when an individual observes someone else being rewarded for a behavior, leading them to be more likely to engage in that behavior themselves. In this case, Ben sees his brother being praised (rewarded) for tidying his room and thinks it might be a good idea to do the same, indicating he is influenced by the observed reinforcement of his brother's behavior.

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