Which of the Following Is an Example of Tacit Knowledge

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of tacit knowledge?

• A)A teacher dictating the process of photosynthesis from a book to her students
• B)The contacts of the logistics and network service providers of an organization
• C)The list of electrical and electronics patents of scientists from South America.
• D)An engineer drawing on past experience to simplify a piece of code

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, through which an association is made between a behavior and a consequence.

Insight Learning

A type of learning that occurs when an individual suddenly realizes how to solve a problem without trial-and-error, often leading to immediate solution understanding.

Köhler

Refers to Wolfgang Köhler, a German psychologist and one of the founders of Gestalt psychology, which emphasizes the organization of perception and thinking in a "whole" rather than in isolated elements.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent only when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.