Gestalt & Insight Learning
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Based on the Gestalt experiments conducted by Wolfgang Köhler on the chimpanzee 'Sultan', the 'Insight Learning Theory' was propounded. According to this theory, which metaphysical and cognitive activity is most responsible for the emergence of 'sudden insight' (Aha! Experience) in the problem-solving process?
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According to Gestalt psychology, learning is not merely the result of mechanical trial and error, but is based on perceiving a situation as a whole and its sudden cognitive restructuring. In Köhler's experiment, Sultan joining the sticks together to get the banana was proof that the animal understood the interrelationships of the various parts of the problem all at once.
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