Gestalt & Insight Learning
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Under the Gestalt learning theory (Theory of Insight), when Kohler presented a problem to his chimpanzee 'Sultan' (bananas hanging from the ceiling and scattered boxes/sticks), which of the following psychological components is considered most decisive and essential for the emergence of 'sudden insight' in the problem-solving process?
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According to Gestalt psychology, learning is not a mechanical process, but is based on the understanding of the 'whole' (Gestalt) of a situation. In Wolfgang Kohler's theory of insight, when the chimpanzee solved the problem by combining scattered objects (boxes and sticks), it cognitively reorganized the entire situation.
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