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latent learning

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learning /learn·ing/ (lern´ing) a long-lasting adaptive behavioral change due to experience.
latent learning  that which occurs without reinforcement, becoming apparent only when a reinforcement or reward is introduced.

latent learning
n.
Learning that is not the result of determined effort and is not evident at the time it occurs, but remains latent until a need for it arises.

latent learning
Etymology: L, latere, to be concealed; ME, lernen
learning acquired unintentionally. It may remain in the subconscious, or be latent, until a need for the knowledge arises.


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