Fenton has learned a great strategy for winning a card game, but he developed the strategy without being able to consciously identify what he was doing. He isn't even sure what exactly he has learned! This type of learning is called ________

a. implicit learning.
b. prototypical learning.
c. mindless learning.
d. algorithmic learning.


Answer: a

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