According to psychologist Edward C. Tolman, learning that is not immediately demonstrated in overt behavior is termed:
A) learned helplessness.
B) response extinction.
C) latent learning.
D) trial-and-error learning.

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According to Tolman, latent learning refers to learning that is not immediately expressed in overt behavior, but instead remains hidden until it is needed. Learned helplessness refers to a perceived lack of control over a situation, response extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a learned response that occurs when the behavior is no longer reinforced, and trial-and-error learning refers to learning by trying different possibilities until the desired outcome is achieved.

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