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 acquired the new skill after one individual learned it suggests that observational learning is at play. Furthermore, the spread of the skill to other groups through observation provides further evidence for observational learning.

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