Puppies who had seen their mothers locate and retrieve the packets of narcotics were significantly better at performing the same task three months later than were puppies who had not seen adult dogs perform this behavior. According to the textbook, this is evidence for:

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The puppies learning how to locate and retrieve the packets of narcotics after observing their mothers is an example of observational learning, where an animal or person learns by observing others perform a behavior. This is different from operant conditioning, where an animal learns to associate a behavior with a consequence, or classical conditioning, where an animal learns to associate a neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus. Latent learning involves learning that occurs without any immediate reward or reinforcement.

Puppies Who Had Seen Their Mothers Locate and Retrieve the Packets