Gestalt & Insight Learning
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According to the Gestalt learning theory (Theory of Insight), when the chimpanzee 'Sultan' suddenly solved the problem of reaching the bananas by stacking boxes on top of each other and using a stick, which main psychological factor played the most decisive role in the emergence of 'insight' during this entire cognitive process?
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According to Gestalt psychology, learning is not a mechanical process, but is based on the perception of the total situation. In Kohler's insight theory, when the organism views all parts of the problem simultaneously (field organization), the solution to the problem suddenly flashes in its mind, which is also called the 'Aha! experience'.
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