Question

In Köhler’s chimp studies, he believed that successful problem solving was the result of the chimp:

	a.	Seeing the problem as a whole.
	b.	Engaging in a number of trial and error attempts before getting the correct solution.
	c.	Seeing another chimp solve the problem.
	d.	Being so desperately hungry that it had to solve the problem in order to eat.

Answer 1

A) seeing the problem as a whole

This theory has also been referred to as learning by insight. In this process, there would be knowledge grasping, that the person would be able to carry out in a sudden form. There would not be any process of trial and error. This experiment had been carried out by Koehler on a chimp who’s name was Sultan. There were bananas hung from ceikanf and a box had been kept on the cage floor. The monkey wasn’t able to reach bananas. This explained that there has to be comprehension of a problem in its whole form, followed by having a clear goal.