Practice question · Put in order
Order the events of Kohler's chimpanzee solving a problem by insight.
- It tries and fails to reach the banana directly.
- It pauses, appearing to study the whole situation.
- It suddenly stacks boxes (or joins sticks) in one coordinated move.
- It retrieves the banana, the solution arriving all at once.
- The chimp faces a banana hung out of reach.
Hints
- Insight follows a pause and a reorganization of the whole problem, not gradual trials.
- The solution appears suddenly and completely AFTER the study-and-reorganize pause.
Show the answer
- The chimp faces a banana hung out of reach.
- It tries and fails to reach the banana directly.
- It pauses, appearing to study the whole situation.
- It suddenly stacks boxes (or joins sticks) in one coordinated move.
- It retrieves the banana, the solution arriving all at once.
Why
The chimp fails at direct attempts, pauses to reorganize the whole problem, then solves it suddenly and completely - the hallmark of insight learning. The abrupt, all-at-once solution distinguishes insight from gradual trial-and-error.
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