You drive approximately the same route to and from school everyday.Yesterday as you drove the route,you came across a roadblock because of an accident several miles ahead of you.Rather than being completely lost,you immediately turned left and followed a route several blocks to the south of the route you normally take.What would be a likely explanation for the fact that the roadblock didn't throw you completely off?
A) You had developed an association between the muscle movements of driving the car and stimuli on the street.
B) You had developed a mental representation of the approximate location of your school.
C) You had a sudden insight that allowed you to negotiate the detour.
D) Insight learning allowed you to demonstrate that you knew the alternative route.

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The fact that the roadblock didn't throw the driver completely off can be explained by the development of a mental representation of the approximate location of the school. This mental representation enabled the driver to navigate an alternative route to their destination. Additionally, option A may also play a role in the driver's ability to navigate the detour. However, option C and D are less likely explanations as they involve sudden insights or demonstration of knowledge of an alternative route that the driver may not have previously encountered.

You Drive Approximately the Same Route to and from School