Term ID: T2602

Incidental Learning

/incidental-learning/
Knowledge acquisition that occurs without explicit intention to learn, happening as a byproduct of other activities or experiences rather than deliberate study efforts.
Example: Learning about history while watching entertainment movies, or acquiring vocabulary through reading for pleasure rather than deliberate vocabulary study.

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Reference: McLaughlin (1965)