latent learning

latent learning
latent learning n learning that is not demonstrated by behavior at the time it is held to take place but that is inferred to exist based on a greater than expected number of favorable or desired responses at a later time when reinforcement is given

* * *

learning that occurs without reinforcement, becoming apparent only when a reinforcement or reward is introduced.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Latent learning — is a form of learning that is not immediately expressed in an overt response; it occurs without obvious reinforcement to be applied later. [http://www.psybox.com/web dictionary/Latentlearning.htm] Latent learning is when an organism learns… …   Wikipedia

  • latent learning — /leɪtnt ˈlɜnɪŋ/ (say laytnt lerning) noun learning which has taken place without conscious aim and which is not evident until the person is presented with a specific task …  

  • latent learning — noun : learning that occurs prior to the introduction and acquisition of a reward …   Useful english dictionary

  • Learning theory (education) — In psychology and education, a common definition of learning is a process that brings together cognitive, emotional, and enviromental influences and experiences for acquiring, enhancing, or making changes in one s knowledge, skills, values, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Latent inhibition — is a process by which exposure to a stimulus of little or no consequence prevents conditioned associations with that stimulus being formed. The ability to disregard or even inhibit formation of memory, by preventing associative learning of… …   Wikipedia

  • Latent Dirichlet Allocation — (LDA) ist ein von David Blei, Andrew Ng und Michael I. Jordan im Jahre 2002 vorgestelltes generatives Wahrscheinlichkeitsmodell für Dokumente wie Text oder Bildkorpora. Dabei wird jedes Korpuselement (oft Dokument genannt) als eine Mischung von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Latent Dirichlet allocation — In statistics, latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) is a generative model that allows sets of observations to be explained by unobserved groups which explain why some parts of the data are similar. For example, if observations are words collected… …   Wikipedia

  • learning — Generic term for the relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of practice. SEE ALSO: conditioning, forgetting, memory. incidental l. l. without a direct attempt. SYN: passive l.. insight l. the …   Medical dictionary

  • Psychology of learning — The psychology of learning is a theoretical science which seeks understanding of learning.Learning is a process that depends on experience and leads to longterm changes in behavior potential. Behavior potential designates the possible behavior of …   Wikipedia

  • One-shot learning — is an object categorization problem of current research interest in computer vision. Whereas most machine learning based object categorization algorithms require training on hundreds or thousands of images and very large datasets, one shot… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”