After an individual chimp learned a new food-gathering technique, the rest of its group acquired the new skill within a few days. In turn, the newly acquired skill spread to other chimpanzee groups who could see the new behavior. According to the textbook, this is evidence for:
A)operant conditioning.
B)observational learning.
C)latent learning.
D)classical conditioning.

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The fact that the rest of the group learned the new food-gathering technique after observing one individual implies that observational learning occurred. Moreover, the spread of the behavior to other chimpanzee groups who could see the new behavior further supports the idea of observational learning. Therefore, option B, which is observational learning, is the most appropriate answer.

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