latent

Examples of latent in the following topics:

• Latent Learning

  • Latent learning occurs without any obvious conditioning or reinforcement of a behavior, illustrating a cognitive component to learning.
  • Latent learning is a form of learning that is not immediately expressed in an overt response.
  • Latent learning implies that learning can take place without any behavioral changes being immediately present.
  • While most early studies of latent learning were done with rats, later studies began to involve children.
  • Edward Tolman was a behavioral psychologist who first demonstrated latent learning in rats.

• The Nature and Meaning of Dreams

  • Freud's theory described dreams as having both latent and manifest content.
  • Latent content consists of deep unconscious wishes or fantasies, while manifest content is superficial and meaningless.
  • Manifest content often masks or obscures latent content.