The modeling effect shows how a subject might learn different behavior or new skills by observing the actions of others. If an action is present in the subject's memory in which he was punished for performing past actions, he may be less willing to imitate that behavior performed by someone new. One of the most important functions of the modeling effect is that during observation a model rewarded for a certain behavior can also serve to disinhibit the same actions. An example of the modeling effect would be if a child watched a wrestling match, then tried some of the moves on his friend he watched