![]() Watch this cool video, then read the post below! This video will change your view of chimps forever. https://youtu.be/yrPb41hzYdw An experiment similar to the one demonstrated in this video was executed by Wolfgang Khöhler, in 1925. He presented each chimp with the same problem: some food that was too high to reach. First, the chimps attempted to reach the food through trial and error, but to no avail. Then, after contemplating the problem for a while, each chimp would have a sudden flash of insight, then use a chair, a stick, or another object to obtain the food. This type of learning is called insight; it is not determined by conditioning, rather, it is a sudden understanding of a solution to the problem. Just think about it: a book that will not fit inside a box is intuitively turned on its side to fit. An paper lands out of reach under a car can be recovered by blowing in its direction so it floats out the other side. When have you solved a problem through insight?
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