As a soldier in the U.S. Army, Lexi underwent an extensive course of training as a combat field medic. During that time, she learned from manuals and performed exercises involving dummies and other simulation aids. A few months later, she found herself in a combat situation overseas, treating real soldiers with actual wounds. She would later tell her family that what she learned in a day on the battlefield was worth many weeks of training in school. In terms of organizational behavior, this example illustrates the difference between ________ knowledge.
A) explicit and tacit
B) general and specific
C) ordinary and esoteric
D) theoretical and practical
E) transitory and permanent

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The information Lexi gleaned from her training was explicit knowledge, which is easily communicated and available to everyone. In the combat environment, however, she acquired tacit knowledge, which can only be learned through experience.

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