The fact that some animals react to the consequences that another receives for completing the same task shows us that they're capable of
A) classical conditioning.
B) operant conditioning.
C) habituation.
D) vicarious learning.

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The fact that animals are reacting to the consequences that another animal receives for completing a task suggests that they are learning through observation and imitation, which falls under the category of vicarious learning. Classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a naturally occurring stimulus to create a response, operant conditioning involves learning through the consequences of one’s own actions, and habituation involves a decrease in response to a repeated stimulus over time, none of which fully apply to this scenario.

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