After an Individual Chimp Learned a New Food-Gathering Technique, the Rest

question 70

True/False

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 latent learning.

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