Gestalt & Insight Learning
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With reference to the 'Insight Theory of Learning' propounded by Gestaltists (Köhler, Koffka, and Wertheimer), which of the following philosophical statements most accurately defines the core learning process and its cognitive nature in this theory?
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According to Gestalt psychology, learning is not a mechanical or gradual process, but rather a sudden shift known as 'Insight'.
- Holistic Perception: Wolfgang Köhler demonstrated through experiments on a chimpanzee named Sultan that organisms arrive at solutions suddenly by perceiving various elements of a problem as a unified whole.
- Cognitive Restructuring: Insight involves mental reorganization of the perceptual field rather than mere trial-and-error.
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