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Even though Brenda was never reinforced directly for doing so, she increased the frequency of her swearing after she saw her friend Elizabeth get a lot of attention after she swore. This is most likely an example of a. observational learning. b. operant conditioning. c. punishment. d. self-efficacy.

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          Even though Brenda was never reinforced directly for doing so, she increased the frequency of her swearing after she saw her friend Elizabeth get a lot of attention after she swore. This is most likely an example of  	a. 	observational learning.  	b. 	operant conditioning.   	c. 	punishment.   	d. 	self-efficacy.

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Rosie M. Spielman 1st Edition

Chapter 6

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In this scenario, Brenda is increasing the frequency of her swearing behavior after observing her friend Elizabeth receive attention for the same behavior. Brenda herself has not been directly reinforced for swearing. Show more…

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Even though Brenda was never reinforced directly for doing so, she increased the frequency of her swearing after she saw her friend Elizabeth get a lot of attention after she swore. This is most likely an example of a. observational learning. b. operant conditioning. c. punishment. d. self-efficacy.