Henry watches his mother make pancakes. He wants to please his mother so he pays attention. However, when he goes to make them on his own, he can't break the eggs for the batter without making a terrible mess and dropping them on the floor, no matter how hard he tries. Henry's attempt failed because of a problem with which part of the necessary components for observational learning?
A) attention
B) memory
C) imitation
D) desire

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Henry paid attention and wanted to replicate the behavior, indicating that attention and desire were not the issues. His failure in the execution phase, specifically in imitating the action of breaking eggs, points to a problem with imitation.

Henry Watches His Mother Make Pancakes