In Wolfgang Köhler's experiment,the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result of

A) insight.
B) concept formation.
C) trial and error.
D) an outcome simulation.

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Tayvis Coleman · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Sultan's ability to use a shorter stick to retrieve a longer one, and then use the longer one to reach the fruit, suggests that he had a moment of insight or understanding of the problem and its solution. This is different from trial and error, where he would have tried different actions until one worked without necessarily understanding why it worked. He also did not need to form a new concept, as he had already been trained to use a stick to retrieve objects, and was now simply applying this knowledge in a novel way. The outcome simulation option is not relevant to this particular experiment.

In Wolfgang Köhler's experiment,the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result of

A) insight.
B) concept formation.
C) trial and error.
D) an outcome simulation.

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In Wolfgang Köhler's experiment,the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result ofA) insight. B) concept formation. C) trial and error. D) an outcome simulation.

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In Wolfgang Köhler's experiment,the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result of

A) insight.
B) concept formation.
C) trial and error.
D) an outcome simulation.