After watching her father slide through pictures on his smartphone using his index finger, Laura, a 5-year-old, learns to use her finger to slide the screen on his smartphone. Laura acquired this behavior through ________

a. classical conditioning
b. observational learning
c. operant conditioning
d. latent learning

Answer: b

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