Question

Suppose a person never buys eggs because he doesn't like them. One weekend, he has guests who love eggs, and so he decides to buy some at the store. Even though he has never bought eggs at this store, he knows exactly where they are in the store from all the times he has shopped there before. The fact that he has learned where the eggs are during those past trips is an example of:A) sensitization.B) habituation.C) latent learning.D) perceptual learning.

Answer 1

Answer:

C, latent learning

Explanation:

Latent learning is the subconscious retention of information without any specific motivation for doing so. It is a form of observational learning, where pieces of information are retained even when not needed at a specific moment.

The person in the statement knows where the eggs are in  the supermarket because his subconscious mind registered their place, while he passed them times before. So even if he never bought eggs before, the pure act of seeing the eggs on display was enough to remember where they were located.