Sophie watches her older sister Catherine getting yelled at after she throws an apple across the kitchen. Sophie is now less likely to throw an apple across the kitchen herself. This kind of learning through observation would be BEST described as:

A. time-out.
B. direct instruction.
C. counterimitation.
D. a negative reinforcement trap.


Answer: C

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