latent learning

[leyt-nt lur-ning]

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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.

latent learning

noun

psychol learning mediated neither by reward nor by the expectation of reward

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Word History and Origins

Origin of latent learning¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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The work of making the pieces in “Latent Learning Experiments,” Ms. Green said, held her together in the year after her husband’s death.

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Ms. Green’s first show at the Space gallery, “Latent Learning Experiments,” went on display in September 2009 and was also an attempt to work through Mr. Wallace’s suicide.

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