Which of the following individuals is exhibiting latent learning?
A) Ken who wakes in the middle of the night with a solution to a problem that has been troubling him
B) Ben who shows he can do an excellent job mowing the lawn now that he's getting paid to do it
C) Jen who puts a fork in the socket and gets a shock
D) Glen who takes a unique way home from school to avoid a bully

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Latent learning is demonstrated when knowledge is acquired without reinforcement and is not immediately evident until there is an incentive to demonstrate it. Ben shows latent learning by performing well at mowing the lawn only when he is paid, indicating he had learned how to do it well before but only demonstrated it when motivated by payment.

Which of the Following Individuals Is Exhibiting Latent Learning