Which researcher demonstrated insight learning by studying chimpanzees solving problems with poles and boxes?
AWolfgang Köhler in an enclosed play area
BEdward Tolman in a complex maze setup
CB.F. Skinner in an operant lever chamber
DAlbert Bandura in a Bobo doll film room
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Wolfgang Köhler in an enclosed play area
1. The chapter introduces a form of cognitive learning called insight learning.
2. It names Köhler as the researcher who demonstrated this with chimpanzees.
3. He placed chimpanzees in an enclosed play area with food out of reach.
4. Tools such as poles and boxes were placed in the enclosure.
5. The chimpanzees solved the problem in sudden flashes of insight rather than by trial and error.
6. Hence insight learning is associated with Wolfgang Köhler.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology Ch 5 "Learning", p. 87, Insight Learning_
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