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 of latent learning.

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This scenario is an example of social learning or observational learning, not latent learning. Latent learning refers to knowledge that is acquired without immediate reinforcement and is not demonstrated until there is an incentive to do so.

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