If Steve is told before reading a story that he will have a memory test over it this is called ________ learning but if he was given the story to read and then he is tested over it without being told beforehand it is called ________ learning.
A) intentional; directional
B) directional; incidental
C) intentional; incidental
D) incidental; intentional

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Intentional learning refers to a learner's awareness of the fact that they are attempting to learn something, whereas incidental learning occurs without any conscious effort to learn. In this scenario, if Steve is told beforehand that he will have a memory test over the story, this is intentional learning. If he is not informed about the test and is simply given the story to read, then tested over it later, this is incidental learning. Therefore, the correct choice is C - intentional; incidental.

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