Gestalt & Insight Learning
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How does the 'Insight Learning Theory' of Gestalt psychology, propounded by Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka, and Wolfgang Köhler, fundamentally differ from Thorndike's Trial and Error Theory?
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According to Gestalt psychologists, learning is not a mechanical or sequential process. Instead, it involves perceiving the total situation of a problem as a whole (where 'Gestalt' means 'whole or complete configuration') and achieving a solution through sudden mental insight.
- Gestalt Theory: Focuses on cognitive restructuring and holistic perception of the problem.
- Thorndike's Theory: Focuses on gradual learning through blind trial and error and the strengthening of S-R bonds.
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