instructed learning

the second stage of cultural learning, in which a more accomplished person instructs a less accomplished person. The process requires that learners grasp the instructor’s understanding of the task and then compare it with their own understanding. See also collaborative learning; imitative learning. [proposed by U.S. psychologist Michael Tomasello (1950– ) and colleagues]

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February 28th 2025

coaction task

any performance, competition, work assignment, or other goal-oriented activity that individuals execute in the presence of one or more other individuals who are performing a similar type of task. Examples include an aerobics exercise session and students taking a written test in a classroom. Compare audience task.