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 latent learning.

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This scenario describes social learning or observational learning, not latent learning. Social learning occurs when individuals learn new behaviors by observing and imitating others, while latent learning refers to knowledge that is acquired without any immediate evidence of the learning process or behavior.

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