Kimberly watches her mother vacuum the house and asks for a toy vacuum so that she can also clean the house. according to the social learning theory, kimberly is learning gender roles through
a. modeling
b. maturation
c. imitation
d. reinforcement

C. imitation

Explanation:

The behavior in which the individual observes and learns and replicates the same behavior which is being done in from of the individual by another one is called imitation. It is the kind of social learning which helps to develop traditions and cultures.

In the given case in which Kimberly watches the mother vacuum and wants to learn gender roles by imitating her.