You need to remove a broken light bulb from a lamp. Without a pair of gloves, you are likely to cut yourself on the jagged glass. Suddenly, it occurs to you that you can use a cut potato to remove the light bulb from the socket. You have just demonstrated __________
A) generalization.
B) discrimination.
C) latent learning.
D) insight learning.

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The use of a cut potato to remove the light bulb from the socket is not a known or previously learned behavior, it is a novel solution to a problem. This demonstrates insight learning, which involves sudden realization or understanding of a problem's solution.

You Need to Remove a Broken Light Bulb from a Lamp