Although she had not received any specific instructions for baking a German chocolate cake, Jamie had watched her mother do so many times. When Jamie's mother was out of town, Jamie successfully baked her own German chocolate cake. Until she actually baked the cake, Jamie's knowledge was an example of _____.

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Jamie's knowledge of baking a German chocolate cake was not acquired through any instruction or reinforcement, but rather through observation. This type of learning is known as latent learning, which refers to the idea that learning can occur without any immediate reinforcement or demonstration of the behavior.

Although She Had Not Received Any Specific Instructions for Baking