You drive around town with your friends for several weeks after arriving at your new college. You often drive by the post office but have never been inside. At the end of the semester, you need to pick up a birthday package from your parents at the post office. You immediately drive directly to the post office without getting lost. What type of learning is illustrated here?
A) generalization
B) latent learning
C) intrinsic learning
D) insightful behavior

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Latent learning occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned. In this scenario, you learned the location of the post office without deliberately trying to memorize it, and this knowledge became apparent when you needed to use it.

You Drive Around Town with Your Friends for Several Weeks