latent learning
[ leyt-nt lur-ning ]
/ ˈleɪt nt ˈlɜr nɪŋ /
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noun
Psychology. the unconscious acquisition and retention of knowledge or skills without demonstrating them until the need arises or a reward or reinforcement is offered:The idea of latent learning suggests that animals, and people, may learn simply by experiencing or watching.
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Origin of latent learning
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby latent learning
latent ambiguity, latent content, latent function, latent heat, latent image, latent learning, latent period, latent root, latent strabismus, latent time, later
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British Dictionary definitions for latent learning
latent learning
noun
psychol learning mediated neither by reward nor by the expectation of reward
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