Before revision: Latent inhibition is a technical term used in classical conditioning to refer to the observation that a familiar stimulus takes longer to acquire meaning (as a signal or conditioned stimulus) than a new stimulus.Bouton, M. E. (2007) Learning and Behavior Sunderland, MA: Sinauer The term "latent inhibition" dates back to Lubow and Moore.Lubow, R. E. (1973).
After revision: Latent inhibition is a technical term used in classical conditioning , where a familiar stimulus takes longer to acquire meaning (as a signal or conditioned stimulus) than a new stimulus.Bouton, M. E. (2007) Learning and Behavior Sunderland, MA: Sinauer The term "latent inhibition" dates back to Lubow and Moore.Lubow, R. E. (1973).