We define the term simply: it is a case where older learning makes new learning harder to recall. This matter affects daily learning, from classroom study to on-the-job training across the United States. In this view, a specific type of interference acts like a memory overlap. Old items keep “winning” when we try to use…
We introduce this topic as a concise, glossary-style guide to the term and why it matters in daily decision-making. In psychology, a mental set describes a learned default that guides how we approach problems based on past experience. Our goal is to explain, in plain terms, that this default in the mind shapes how we…
We introduce a clear, glossary-style entry on an important concept in psychology. We define latent learning as knowledge gathered from the environment that did not appear in behavior right away but surfaced when motivation or circumstances changed. Our aim is to explain how this kind of learning can happen without reinforcement. In plain terms, no…