Question

N your senior year at Jackson High, Coach Brown asks you to go to the equipment room and pick up a package to take to the main office. You've never been on a high school sports team, but you manage to locate the equipment room and pick up the package as requested. According to cognitive learning theory, you are benefiting from _______ learning
    A. conscious   B. tacit   C. observant   D. latent  

Answer 1

Tacit is the correct answer!!

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option D, that is, latent.

Explanation:

A theory, which illustrates that how things are learned by instincts is known as a cognitive learning theory. Three kinds of cognitive learning prevail, these are observational, latent, and insight learning. Latent learning is a kind of learning in which an apparent reinforcer is not present and the learning may not be perceived until a reward is present.  

In the given question, one is able to do what the coach has asked to do as the mentioned individual is conversant with the usual layout of the school and one does not need to be a sportsman to find a package in an equipment room.