Cindy watches her big sister, Marsha, get ready for a big date by applying a lot of eye makeup. Cindy decides that the eye makeup would look good on her but decides to wait a while to get ready. When Marsha and Cindy come downstairs, their mother Carol screams at Marsha and tells her to go back upstairs and remove the eye makeup. Later, when Cindy is getting ready to go out, she looks at the makeup on her dresser and decides against putting it on. What concept best explains Cindy's decision?

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Cindy observed the consequence (her mother's disapproval) of Marsha wearing too much eye makeup and learned from it, which is an example of vicarious reinforcement.

Cindy Watches Her Big Sister, Marsha, Get Ready for a Big