latent learning

[ leyt-nt lur-ning ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of latent learning

1
First recorded in 1925–30

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British Dictionary definitions for latent learning

latent learning

noun
  1. psychol learning mediated neither by reward nor by the expectation of reward

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