Jerry, who can't sit still for a minute, sees his classmate, Mike, getting a sticker for sitting quietly in his seat. Jerry decides to stop fidgeting and begins to sit still in the hope of getting as sticker for his sticker collection. Which behavioral theory is in effect here?

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Observational learning is at play here as Jerry is observing his classmate receiving a reward for a specific behavior and decides to replicate that behavior in order to receive a similar reward.

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